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Scomberomorus sinensis (Lacepède, 1800)

Chinese seerfish
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Cambodia country information

Common names: Trey beyka, Trey sbaika, Trey Sbay Ka
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Rainboth, W.J., 1996
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A marine species that ascends the Mekong River (Ref. 168) to the Great Lake (Ref. 12693). Commanded a high price in the Phnom Penh market in 1964 (Ref. 9684). Large individuals seen during dry season in the fast flowing Mekong from Khoné to Kratié. Smaller ones are found from Kratié to Phnom Penh. Found in Tonlé Sap during low waters and in Prek Tasom near Snoc-Trou during floods (Ref. 12693). Known from Rocakong and Quatre Bras (Ref. 36654).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; amphidromous; depth range 10 - ? m.   Subtropical; 41°N - 14°S, 102°E - 140°E (Ref. 168)

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