Osteochilus melanopleurus
Osteochilus melanopleurus | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Binomial name | |
Osteochilus melanopleurus (Bleeker, 1852) | |
Osteochilus melanopleurus is a freshwater fish that inhabits rivers, swamps, and marshlands, and is adapted to impounded waters and seasonally flooded habitats.[1] It is found in the Tapee River, Mekong River, Mun River, Chao Phraya River, and Yom River and elsewhere in most countries in Indochina. It is eaten as a foodfish and is often processed into fermented products.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IUCN Redlist".