Mekongina Erythrospila
📖 Overview
Found in rapidly flowing water in medium and large-sized rivers . Inhabits slower deeper reaches during dry-season . Prefers rocky stretches with rapids and a fast-flowing current . Feeds on aquatic chlorophytes , periphyton and phytoplankton . Migrates in big schools, comprising several hundred fish, usually together with other cyprinids and loaches such Hypsibarbus spp., Scaphognathops spp., Cirrhinus siamensis and Botia modesta . Sold fresh, sometimes dried or salted .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Has the upper lip not separated from the snout by a rostral groove; no mental disc; no barbels; no rostral lobe; 10 branched dorsal rays.: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mekongina Erythrospila is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mekongina Erythrospila is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mekongina Erythrospila is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
aquatic chlorophytes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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