Thai river sprat (Clupeichthys aesarnensis)

Scientific name: Clupeichthys aesarnensis Wongratana, 1983

Thai river sprat (Clupeichthys aesarnensis)

The Thai river sprat (Clupeichthys aesarnensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Clupeidae. Native range: Asia, Mekong Basin in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 27. Body moderately elongate, belly keeled, with 8 to 10 + 6 to 8 scutes. Snout blunt, pre-maxillae small and toothed, prominent teeth at symphysis and along sides of lower jaw; second supra-maxilla spatulate, about half length of maxilla blade. Pectoral axillary scale less than half length of fin; last two anal fin rays forming a separate finlet. Body is yellowish to gray coloration with silver white transverse-band from gill opening to caudal peduncle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Clupeichthys aesarnensis
Family
Clupeidae (Herrings, shads and sardines)
Order
Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Mekong Basin in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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