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Scientific Name Notopterus notopterus  (Pallas, 1769)
Common Name Bronzener Faehnchen-Messerfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Ambon (Maluku, Indonesia) [erroneous, should be Java (Indonesia)].
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Size 600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Indus, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Krishna, Cauvery, and other river basins in southern India; Irrawaddy, and Salween; Meklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong and virtually all coastal river basins of peninsular Thailand and Malaysia; Sumatra and Java. Has never been reported in Borneo and is not present in the Red River basin of Tonkin (North Viet Nam).
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Spicilegia Zoologica v. 1 (fasc. 7), pp 40, Pl. 6 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 03:49 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 22:20)