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Diagnostic Description

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Reticulate pattern of blackish scale margins on the body and a large, black blotch at caudal-fin base (Ref. 27732). Gill rakers 5-6+28-30 (Ref. 12693).
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Crispina B. Binohlan
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Biology

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Usually found in clear, relatively fast waters with gravel and boulder (Ref. 27732). Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Moves out onto the floodplain during high water where it feeds on algae, periphyton, phytoplankton and some zooplankton. Used to make prahoc in Tonlé Sap, Cambodia. Occasionally imported in the aquarium trade. (Ref. 12693).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Crossocheilus reticulatus

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Crossocheilus reticulatus (silver flying fox) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae from Southeast Asia.[1][2][3] It grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) standard length.[3]

Habitat

Crossocheilus reticulatus lives in clear, flowing waters over a variety of substrates.[1]

Distribution

It is found in the Mekong River in Yunnan (China), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and in the Chao Phraya River and Mae Klong River in Thailand.[1]

Utilization

Crossocheilus reticulatus is an important fishery species, both in subsistence and commercial fisheries, in the Mekong basin. It is also collected for aquarium fish trade.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Baird, I. (2012). "Crossocheilus reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T169495A1276865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169495A1276865.en.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 November 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Crossocheilus reticulatus" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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Crossocheilus reticulatus: Brief Summary

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Crossocheilus reticulatus (silver flying fox) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae from Southeast Asia. It grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) standard length.

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