Hampala siamensis, Black-backed hampala : fisheries

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Hampala siamensis Panitvong & Hui, 2025

Black-backed hampala
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Hampala: Local name from Java; in Van Hasselt, "Poissons of Java", 1823; siamensis: Name from 'Siam', historical name of Thailand and from the website 'siamensis.org' ran by a group of Thailand-based conservationists.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: Thailand.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133080)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: lateral line scales 26-27; in adults: bar 1 saddle or inverted triangle shape, 5½-6 scales wide by 2½-3 scales deep, barely visible in preserved specimen; a faint horizontal stripe along lateral side of body, 1½-2 scales wide, displayed in life only when stressed; upper and lower edges of caudal fin with a gray to black marginal band; all fins pale orange in life; head pointed, wedge-shaped, large (length 32.3-35.0 % SL) (Ref. 133080).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Panitvong, N. and T.H. Hui, 2025. A new species of Hampala (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Lower Tenasserim basin of Thailand. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 73:67-72. (Ref. 133080)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (18 of 100). 🛈