Bangkok river sprat
📖 Overview
Occurs in rivers and in estuaries . Found in tidal zones of large rivers and lowland floodplains . Used to produce prahoc and tuk trey .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Body moderately elongate, belly keeled, with 10 to 12 + 6 to 8 (usually 11 + 7) scutes. Teeth minute or absent in jaws; second supra-maxilla at least as long as maxilla blade. Last two anal fin rays forming a separate finlet as in Clupeichthys whose jaw teeth are prominent and present on sides of lower jaw. Resembles C. soborna, which has fewer gill rakers, but more pre-dorsal bones.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bangkok river sprat is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic. Tropical; 17°N - 2°S, 96°E - 113°E Recorded from the Mekong basin (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bangkok river sprat |
| 🌍CES | korika cípatá |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Бангкокская корика |
| 🌍THA | ปลาซิวแก้วน้ำกร่อย |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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