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Asia: Chao Phraya basin in Thailand and Mekong basin in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia (Ref. 43281). Reported also from Maeklong and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is found in Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Cambodia; this species has been reported in the Chao Phraya, Mekong, Maeklong basins and southeast Thailand river systems (including upper peninsular Thailand). Introduced to Singapore, but continued presence is not certain.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population: The population is thought to be declining in parts of its range due to habitat loss, particularly the Chao Phraya in Thailand; C. Vidthayanon, pers. comm. 2011), however it is still very common in some places (e.g. wetlands around Phnom Penh; W. Rainboth pers. comm. 2011).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in shallow standing water of paddy fields and ditches (Rainboth 1996). It seems to prefer vegetated areas with floating aquatic vegetation and rooted aquatic macrophytes, as well as flooded terrestrial grasses.
Systems: Freshwater
Movement patterns: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The species is likely to be utilised in subsistence fisheries.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The water of the Chao Phraya basin, particularly the rivers of the lower basin, is heavily polluted; UNESCO (2006) states that the Chao Phraya River exhibited serious organic and bacterial pollution that was a threat to many species of aquatic life. There are also reports of high levels of pollution in the Mekong River basin. No detailed information is known about potential threats to the species in the Maeklong basin or the freshwater system of southeast Thailand, however as these areas are adjacent to the known river basins it is assumed to be similar in land use and environmental threats to that of the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins.
Wetland loss is a likely threat in some parts of the range, through agricultural reclamation and conversion in urban areas.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures currently known to be in action at habitat or species level.
Citation: Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T169504A1277212. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169504A1277212.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2018.
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