Hemisilurus mekongensis in Laos
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance commercial Ref. Singhanouvong, D., C. Soulignavong, K. Vonghachak, B. Saadsy and T.J. Warren, 1996
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Known from Mekong River (Ref. 43281). Found 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) and in the Mekong mainstream at Hat Village, Muang Khong District (Ref. 37769). Enters flooded forest on Don Khone, just below the great waterfalls (Ref. 9497). Undertakes upstream migration during the wet season in May-June through Hoo Som Yai at the Great Fault Line on the Mekong River, Champassack Province (Ref. 37771). Also Ref. 37767, 30857, 56905.

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(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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