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Description |
Asia: India, Myanmar and Thailand. Found in the Salween basin (Ref. 12041).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is known from the Salween watershed in Thailand and in Myanmar (since the Salween makes the boundary) (Kottelat 1982, 1990).
Current records from outside the Salween (at Chiang Mai, Thailand, from India, and Yunnan in China) are considered erroneous.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 100
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 200
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Population [top]
Population: Detailed population information is lacking for this species although it is noted to be stable. A recent study considered the species to be common (Department of Agriculture 2009).
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species is an omnivorous species that inhabits torrential streams.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The species is likely to be utilised in subsistence fisheries.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The species is threatened by destructive fishing techniques, such as dynamite and poisoning.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Further research to confirm the distribution and threats to the species is required.
Citation: Kottelat, M. 2012. Neonoemacheilus labeosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T169598A1279205. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169598A1279205.en. Downloaded on 31 August 2016.
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