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Eutropiichthys burmannicus Day, 1877

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Eutropiichthys burmannicus was described from an unknown locality in Myanmar (Day 1877). Habitat: This species is known from the Irrawaddy River drainage in Myanmar eastwards to the Salween River drainage in western Thailand, it inhabits the main channel of large rivers, as well as its larger tributaries. The substrate in such habitats is generally sand or mud (H.H. Ng). Etymology: The genus name Eutropiichthys: Greek, eutropheia = well fed + Greek, ichthys = fish. The specific name burmannicus: From Burma (Myanmar). Remarks: Eutropiichthys burmannicus is still listed in Fishbase as belonging to the Schilbeidae family but it is updated in The Catalog of Fishes as the current status of being a member of the Ailiidae family.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Eutropiichthys vacha burmannicus

Family:

Ailiidae

Distribution:

Asia: Irrawaddy, lower Salween and smaller intervening rivers: Myanmar.

Size:

35.0cm. (14ins)

Temp:

23-26°C (73-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

IUCN Red List

Eutropiichthys burmannicus was described from an unknown locality in Myanmar (Day 1877). This species is known from the Irrawaddy River drainage in Myanmar eastwards to the Salween River drainage in western Thailand. Whilst specific threats to the species are not known and there is no information on the species ecology and population (though there are reports that the species is uncommon in fish markets), it has a wide distribution in both Salween and Irrawaddy drainages and is assessed as Least Concern, but needs updating, (IUCN 2010).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. and R.P. Vari, 2007. Revision of the Catfishes of the genus Eutropiichthys, with the description of two new species (Siluriformes: Schilbidae). Copeia 2007(4):866-885.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2019 ).
Ng, H.H. 2010. Eutropiichthys burmannicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.

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Eutropiichthys burmannicus

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