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Micronema cheveyi (Durand 1940)

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Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia (2)

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal soft rays: 66 - 71. No dorsal fin; short maxillary and mandibular barbels reaching about the base of the pectoral fin; 66-71 anal rays. Projecting lower jaw and shallow body (depth 4.0-4.9 in SL); head length 5.6-5.8 times in SL; a single patch of vomerine teeth; gill rakers 6-8 + 21-23. Habitat: Inhabits rivers and canals and enters flooded fields. Diet: Feeds on larvae of chironomids and ephemeropterans as well as zooplankton and fishes. Sold fresh or smoked and large individuals may be put on ice and shipped to Thailand. Etymology: The specific name cheveyi: In honour of French ichthyologist Pierre Chevey (1900–1942), Directeur de l’institut Océanographique de l’Indochine. Remarks: Formerly known as Kryptopterus cheveyi. Listed on Fishbase as Kryptopterus cheveyi and some other internet sources, but on Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes it is valid as Micronema cheveyi.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Cryptopterus (Krytopterus) cheveyi, Kryptopterus moorei, Micronema moorei

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Xe Bangfai and Mekong River. Type locality: Rivière de Kaskos [Cambodia].

Size:

30.0cm. (12ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Populations from the Chao Phraya may pertain to moorei, and further work is required to confirm the species current range and populations trends. It is assessed as Data Deficient due to uncertainty of taxonomy and current distributions and population trends, but needs updating, (IUCN 2012).

Reference:

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. 2014. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2016 ).
Kottelat, M., 1998. Fishes of the Nam Theun and Xe Bangfai basins, Laos, with diagnoses of twenty-two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Cobitidae, Coiidae and Odontobutidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(1):1-128.
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Micronema cheveyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012.

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Micronema cheveyi

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