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Scientific Name Phenacostethus smithi  Myers, 1928
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Type Locality Bangkok, Thailand, freshwater streams.
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Size 20mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Chao Phraya basin (Thailand) and coastal streams of south-east Thailand and Cambodia and Mekong basin. Reported from Sumatra, Indonesia and Malaysia.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Feeding In nature, this specis feed on minute crustaceans and protozoans. User data.
Furniture In nature, this species occur in marshes and swamps with plenty of aquatic submerged and floating vegetation. A well planted tank with gentle water movement would be the ideal setup in captivity.
Breeding Fertilization is internal and eggs are attached to the substrate via adhesive filaments.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference American Museum Novitates No. 295, pp 6, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2015 Jun 06 06:30 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 07:35)