Giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus)

Scientific name: Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991

Giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus)

The Giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Mekong River.

Biology

Well-developed adipose eye-lid, covering most of eye except pupil in large adults, less extensive in juveniles; presence of a large symphyseal knob in lower jaw fitting in a median notch in upper jaw.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aaptosyax grypus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
130
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Mekong River.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 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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