Siamese mud carp
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Henicorhynchus |
| Species: | H. siamensis
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| Henicorhynchus siamensis Sauvage, 1881
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The Siamese mud carp (Henicorhynchus siamensis) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.[2] It is very common in floodplains during the wet season and migrates upstream in the Mekong starting in Cambodia.[3]
The Siamese mud carp has commercial use locally, both as food and in the aquarium trade.
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Local names:
- Thai: pla soi khao (ปลาสร้อยขาว, pronounced [plāː sɔ̂j kʰǎːw])
- Laotian: ປາຊວຍ [paː swáːj]
- Khmer: trey riel tob (ត្រីរៀលតុបគា)[4]
- Vietnamese: Cá linh thùy [verification needed].
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, D.J. (2011). "Gymnostomus lineatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T187870A8637633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T187870A8637633.en.
- ^ Rainer Froese; Daniel pauly, eds. (2017). "Henicorhynchus siamensis (Sauvage, 1881) Siamese mud carp". Fishbase. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Siamese mud carp". Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ Sokheng, Chan (2008). ប្រភេទត្រីទឹកសាបសំខាន់ៗនៅព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (PDF).
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