Scaphognathops bandanensis

Scaphognathops bandanensis, the common name, "Bandan sharp-mouth barb" is a freshwater fish in cyprinid family native to the Mekong basin in Indochina.[1] It is characterized by small head is triangular and without barbels.[2]

Scaphognathops bandanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Genus:
Scaphognathops
Species:
S. bandanensis
Binomial name
Scaphognathops bandanensis
Boonyaratpalin & Srirungroj, 1971
Synonyms
  • Scaphognathops mekongensis Taki, 1974

Specific name bandanensis, refers to Amphoe Bandan (now Amphoe Khong Chiam), Ubon Ratchathani Province where the type series was collected. It was studied and described by two Thai fisheries academics, Sithi Boonyaratpalin and Mali Srirungroj.[2]

It can attain a maximum length of 25 cm (10 in) but generally about 15 cm (6 in) SL and feeds on small invertebrates, plants, algae including other fish scales. This species is a seasonal migratory fish along the Mekong river and its tributaries from Laos. The migration season begins in January and ends in late April to May each year, along with other species in the group of botiid loach (Botiidae) and mud carp (Henicorhynchus).[2]

Scaphognathops bandanensis has locally commercial use as food and minor in the aquarium trade.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Scaphognathops bandanensis" in FishBase. 12 2015 version.
  2. Vidthayanon, Dr. Chavalit (2001). ปลาน้ำจืดไทย [Freshwater fish in Thailand] (in Thai). Bangkok: Nanmeebooks. p. 53. ISBN 974-472-655-5.


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