Siamese mud carp

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]

Map showing the course of the Mekong River.

Siamese mud carp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Henicorhynchus
Species:
H. siamensis
Binomial name
Henicorhynchus siamensis
Sauvage, 1881
Synonyms
  • Crossocheilus reba Smith, 1945
  • Morara siamensis Sauvage, 1881
  • Aspidoparia siamensis (Sauvage, 1881)
  • Cirrhinus siamensis (Sauvage, 1881)
  • Gymnostomus siamensis (Sauvage, 1881)
  • Tylognathus siamensis de Beaufort, 1927
  • Tylognathus brunneus Fowler, 1934
  • Tylognathus entmema Fowler, 1934
  • Cirrhinus marginipinnis Fowler, 1937
  • Cirrhina sauvagei Fang, 1942
  • Crossocheilus thai Fowler, 1944

The Siamese mud carp has locally commercial use both as food and in the aquarium trade.

Mekong River, prime habitat of the Siamese mud carp.

Local names:

  • Thai: Pla soi khao (ปลาสร้อยขาว, pronounced [plāː sɔ̂j kʰǎːw])
  • Laotian: ປາຊວຍ [paː swáːj]
  • Khmer: ~ Trey riel tob
  • Vietnamese: Cá linh thùy .

References
  1. 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.
  2. Rainer Froese; Daniel pauly, eds. (2017). "Henicorhynchus siamensis (Sauvage, 1881) Siamese mud carp". Fishbase. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. "Siamese mud carp". Retrieved 9 January 2013.


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