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  • Cirrhinus microlepis
  • Cirrhinus microlepis
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Scientific Name Cirrhinus microlepis    Sauvage, 1878
Common Name
Type Locality Mekong River at Tma Kre, Cambodia.
Synonym(s) Cirhinus microlepis, Cirrhina aurata, Cirrhina microlepis, Cirrhinus auratus, Labeo aurovittatus, Labeo pruol
Etymology Cirrhinus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe. 
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Size 650mm or 25.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Vulnerable
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 2, pp 236 [4].
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2014 Oct 19 08:26)