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Description |
Asia: Mekong basin in Laos and Yunnan and Red River basin in Yunnan.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Occurs in the Mekong basin in Lao PDR, Thailand and in Yunnan Province of China (Kottelat 2001). Considered present in Myanmar and Viet Nam (where it has been observed 2 km from the Lao PDR border in the Nam Neua River, a Nam Ou tributary) (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2011). Also recorded from the Red River basin in Yunnan.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Yunnan); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population: Locally abundant in areas of suitable habitat (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2011).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in fast flowing stretches of waters in rivers and large streams (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2011).
Systems: Freshwater
Movement patterns: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
This species is utilized as part of local subsistence fisheries (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2011).
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 expected (M. Kottelat pers. comm. 2011).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
Parts of the range of the species in Lao PDR are in protected areas.
Citation: Kottelat, M. 2012. Balitora lancangjiangensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T166998A1161723. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166998A1161723.en. Downloaded on 07 January 2019.
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