Common names:
Pla i gun ba hung, Pla kayeng, Pla khang
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
common (usually seen)
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Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Vidthayanon, C., 2002
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Found in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Recorded from Chienmai (Chiang Mai), Pitsanulok, Nontaburi , Bangkok, Tachin (Samut Sakhon), MepPoon and Tale Sap (Ref. 1632); also from Phrae, Uthai Thani, Songkhla, Khon Kaen, Kanchanaburi, Ubon Ratchathani, Chai Nat, Surat Thani, Nakhon Sawan, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Chanthaburi, Prachin Buri and Narathiwat (Ref. 37773). Museum: Mekong mainstream, CAS 96573 (between Pak Ing and Jom Paeng, about 4-5 km downstream); CAS 96966 (Huay Nam Ngam near That Phanom) (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 9648, 27732, 36654, 57235.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Vidthayanon, C., J. Karnasuta and J. Nabhitabhata, 1997
National Database:
