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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from the Mekong, Salween and Irrawaddy River drainages (Ng and Wright 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: The population size and trend of this species is unknown.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits hill streams and the upper reaches of larger rivers.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is sporadically caught and exported as an ornamental fish. Its use as a food fish is unknown, although it may be sporadically caught in artisanal fisheries (this awaits verification) (H.H. Ng pers. obs.).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The threats to this species are unknown, since there is little 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: More research about the distribution and the biology of this species is needed, as there is insufficient information available. Potential threats to this species also need to be identified. The taxonomy of this species also needs some clarification. A detailed study as to whether or not the population from the Mekong River drainage is truly conspecific with that from the Salween is also needed. Should the Mekong River population not be found conspecific with the Salween River population, the former should be referred to A. mucronatum.
Citation: Ng, H. 2010. Amblyceps caecutiens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T168272A6472613. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168272A6472613.en. Downloaded on 13 January 2016.
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