Common names:
Pla bai mai, Pla salid, Pla sa-lid
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
commercial
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations:
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Naturally found in Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 43281). Recorded from Maeklong and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336); also from Klong Kok Kamyan (Suphanburi), Bangkok, Bung Borapet (Nakhon Sawan), Chai Nat and Songkhla (Ref. 37773). Naturally absent from Peninsular, Northern, and Western Thailand. Flesh of good quality; usually prepared by air drying. Reared in captivity for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 2686, 7306, 9648, 9987, 36654..
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Vidthayanon, C., 2002
National Database:
