Common names:
Trey real, Trey riel, Trey riel tob
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Lamberts, D and T. Sarath, 1997
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Found in the Mekong River (Ref. 43281). Known from Phnom Penh (Ref. 36654) and Great Lake (Ref. 33813). Just upstream Phnom Penh to the Khone Falls, this migrates upstream during the period October to February. At Muk Kompul in Kandal Province, it moves upstream just before the full moon. Further upstream near Kratie, this fish undertakes migration during full moon and at Sambor, it migrates immediately after full moon (Ref. 37770). This is the most important fish in the annual dai (set-net) fishery in the Tonlé Sap. Used to make prahoc (Ref. 12693). Also Ref. 1632, 10431, 27732, 33488, 36662, 36686, 45353.
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Rainboth, W.J., 1996
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