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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Amblyrhynchichthys: Greek, amblys = darkness + Greek, rhyngchos = snout + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical

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Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Western and South Borneo (Ref. 26580). Reported from the Maeklong (Ref. 26336).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857); common length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)

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Blunt and truncate snout; last simple dorsal ray denticulated behind; adipose eyelid (Ref. 43281).

Found mainly in rivers and enters flooded fields (Ref. 12975). Juveniles occur in October in the lower Mekong basin (Ref. 12975). Feeds on periphyton; other minor food items include phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic algae (Ref. 10616). Small individuals are used for prahoc, larger ones are marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

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Lim, K.K.P., P.K.L. Ng, M. Kottelat and M. Zakaria-Ismail, 1993. A preliminary working list of native freshwater fishes of Peninsular Malaysia with reference to some taxonomic notes. Asian Wetland Bureau, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Malysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9 p. (Ref. 5460)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Amblyrhynchichthys truncatus (Bleeker, 1850)