Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the upper Xe Bangfai, a tributary of the Mekong basin (Ref. 27732). Also Ref. 30857, 43281.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Kottelat, M., 1998
National Database:
> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Botiinae
Etymology: Ambastaia:Named for Ambastai (or Ambastus in Latin), a river in Ptolemy’s (ca. 90-168) (identified as the Mekong).. More on authors: Kottelat & Chu.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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