Small scale mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis)

Scientific name: Cirrhinus microlepis Sauvage, 1878

Small scale mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis)

The Small scale mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Chao Phraya and Mekong basins in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Vertebrae: 40. Distinguished from other species of the genus in the area by its count of lateral line scales: 53-60. A large species with very small scales, no barbels, and distinctive coloration. Juveniles silvery with red caudal fin, larger fish with head and body violaceous, rosy, or bluish and caudal fin dusky

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cirrhinus microlepis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

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

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