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Description |
Asia: Myanmar to the Khorat Plateau in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Known from Salween and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 26336).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is known in the Mekong basin, from Xishuangabanna (China) to the Nam Beng drainage in Lao PDR and the Nam Heung in Thailand. The species is probably present in adjacent parts of the drainage in Myanmar, however records from northeastern Thailand (Kottelat 1990) seem erroneous.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Yunnan); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: Population size and trends are unknown.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
Observed in streams with moderate to fast water, in riffles, over gravel to stone substrate.
Systems: Freshwater
Movement patterns: Not a Migrant
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
This species is utilized as part of local subsistence fisheries.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Anthropogenic modification of river morphology impacts this species by reducing or interrupting fast water flow. Logging, deforestation and agriculture occurs in the area, with associated impacts on the aquatic environment (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2011).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place. Parts of its range are in protected areas.
Citation: Juffe Bignoli, D. 2012. Schistura kengtungensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T180960A1682498. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180960A1682498.en. Downloaded on 19 December 2016.
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