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Scientific Name	**Phenacostethus smithi** Myers, 1928
Common Name
Type Locality	Bangkok, Thailand, freshwater streams.
Synonym(s)	Phenacostethus thai
Species Information
Size	20mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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.
Husbandry Information
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.
Further Information
Reference	American Museum Novitates No. 295, pp 6, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 07:35)