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Kryptopterus geminus  Ng, 2003

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Cambodia country information

Common names: Kamphliev, Trey kamphliev, Trey kamplieu khlanh
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Hill, M.T. and S.A. Hill, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Mekong River drainage (Ref. 50583). Found in the Great Lake, Tonlé Sap (Ref. 36654) and Sangke river, Battambang province (Ref. 41486). Also Ref. 27732, 33813, 36651, 36686, 37772.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, H.H., 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 17.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50583)

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; demersal

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Asia: Mekong, Mae Khlong, Bang Pakong and Chao Phraya River drainages in mainland Southeast Asia. Previously misidentified as Kryptopterus cryptopterus from Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra and Borneo.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in large rivers with turbid waters (Ref. 27732) and in streams and canals (Ref. 12693). Feeds on fish, prawns, insects and their larvae (Ref. 12693). Spawns during the early part of the rainy season. The young move toward the seasonally flooded habitats and are first seen in August. Marketed fresh or smoked on a skewer.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0   ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown