Common names:
Dtong kwai, Pa tong keua, Pa tong khouay
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Aloun, P., 2006
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 43281). Found in the middle Xe Bangfai basin, a tributary of the Mekong (Ref. 27732) and in Ban Hang Khone at Don Khone, 3 km below the fall line of the great waterfalls of the Mekong basin at Lee Pee (Ref. 9497). According to Ban Hang Khone fishermen this species enters the flooded forest in July-October and feeds on fish, shrimps, crabs and insects (Ref. 9497). Also Ref. 30857, 37767, 37770.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Kottelat, M., 2001
National Database:
> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes) > Notopterinae
Etymology: Chitala:Bangladesh local name. More on author: Gray.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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