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Description |
Asia: Manipur drainage in India, Irrawaddy and Sittang drainages in Myanmar and, Salween River of Thailand (Ref. 41209). Recorded from Mekong River system in southern Laos (Ref. 9497).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from the Irrawaddy, Sittang and Salween river drainages in India (Chindwin), Myanmar and Thailand.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
India (Manipur); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: The species is declining rapidly in Manipur due to destructive fishing and habitat loss from sand and pebble mining for dam construction in Manipur River (W. Vishwanath pers. comm.). In other areas there is no information on the population and its trends for this species (H.H. Ng pers. comm.).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits rivers and larger streams.
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is utilized as a food fish.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The Manipur population of this species is threatened due to destructive fishing and habitat loss from sand and pebble mining. However, the threats to this species in its core area of distribution in Myanmar are unknown. There is no information on the biology of this species and therefore the impact of potential threats (especially those of an anthropogenic nature) remains unknown. The current threats to aquatic biodiversity in all of its known distribution have also not been adequately identified.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There is insufficient information on the distribution, biology and potential threats for this species. Catch data for this species is also needed.
Citation: Ng, H.H. 2010. Hemibagrus microphthalmus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T168431A6490953. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168431A6490953.en. Downloaded on 10 June 2016.
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