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Scientific Name | Gagata melanopterus Roberts & Ferraris, 1998 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Yangon Division, Hlaing River, 16°53'41"N, 96°05'28"E, Myanmar. |
Pronunciation | Gah gah tah |
Etymology | The generic name comes from the local name of the fish (keyakatta). |
Species Information | |
Size | 158mm or 6.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Irrawaddy, Sittang and lower Salween basins in Myanmar. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Sittang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Salween, Lower Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences v. 50 (no. 14), pp 330, Fig. 10. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2019 Oct 08 07:54 (species record created: 2005 Aug 20 00:00) |