Macrognathus semiocellatus
Macrognathus semiocellatus is a species of ray-finned fish endemic to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam; it found in marshlands and vegetated water bodies in Mekong Chao Phraya River and Mae Klong.[2] It spends its time during the day buried in silt, sand or fine gravel and forages at night for benthic insect larvae, crustaceans and worms.[3]
| Macrognathus semiocellatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Synbranchiformes |
| Family: | Mastacembelidae |
| Genus: | Macrognathus |
| Species: | M. semiocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrognathus semiocellatus (Fowler, 1935) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Mastacembelus pentophthalmos Gronow, 1854 | |
It is listed as Least Concern as it is locally and seasonally common and its threats are not significant and there is no need for conservation protection; the threats are pollution and wetland removal. It is seen aquariums and is also fished and exported from Cambodia to Thailand and other countries.[1]
References
- Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Macrognathus semiocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180795A1663439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180795A1663439.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Macrognathus semiocellatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- Rainboth, Walter J. (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. Food and Agriculture Organization. p. 179. ISBN 9251037434. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
Macrognathus semiocellatus.
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