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Description |
Asia: Myanmar; probably also in the headwaters of the same basin in Thailand.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is restricted to the Ataran River and its tributaries in southeastern Myanmar and western Thailand (Kottelat 2003).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: Locally common to uncommon.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits large freshwater hill streams, typified by fast flowing, well-oxygenated, clear water.
Systems: Freshwater
Movement patterns: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The species is popular in the aquarium trade, all taken from wild sources.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Overfishing for the ornamental fish trade is a potential threat to this species, but there is no information on the species population trend. Sedimentation and flow changes will also impact the species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Research is needed into this species current distribution and population trends, as well as its ecology and threats.
Citation: Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Parambassis pulcinella. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T181168A1705782. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181168A1705782.en. Downloaded on 05 October 2016.
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