Common names:
Pa kee hia, Pa khi hia, Pba kee hia
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the Mekong tributaries, the middle Xe Bangfai and the upper Nam Theun basins (Ref. 27732). Collected from Tha Ngon, Tha Bo, Sithan Tay and Khinak (Ref. 4792) and Ban Hang Khone, a village on an island in the middle of the mainstream Mekong River just below the Great Khone Waterfalls in Khong District, Champasak Province (Ref. 37767). Museum: Mekong at Ban Hang Khone, just below Khone falls, CAS 94872 (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 30857, 36654, 43281.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Kottelat, M., 1998
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes)
Etymology: Pseudomystus:Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, mystax = whiskered, used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fishes with whiskers (Ref. 45335). More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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