Burmese trout (Raiamas guttatus)

Scientific name: Raiamas guttatus Day, 1870

Burmese trout (Raiamas guttatus)

The Burmese trout (Raiamas guttatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, India and Irrawaddy in Myanmar, Mekong, Chao Phraya, Salween basins and also northern Malay Peninsula.

Species facts

Scientific name
Raiamas guttatus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India and Irrawaddy in Myanmar, Mekong, Chao Phraya, Salween basins and also northern Malay Peninsula.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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