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Scientific Name	**Clupisoma prateri** Hora, 1937
Common Name
Type Locality	Irrawaddy River, Myanmar
Pronunciation	kloop ee sow mah
Etymology	Clupisoma: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; doubtless a reference to the sacles covering the body of the fish + Greek, soma = body.
Species Information
Size	270mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: widely distributed in the lower and middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River, the lower reaches of the Salween River, and the Bago and Sittang rivers of Myanmar. Myanmar Waters, Sittang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4), pp 671, Fig. 6.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2008 Dec 10 11:38)