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  • Sundasalanx mekongensis
  • Sundasalanx mekongensis
  • Sundasalanx mekongensis
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Scientific Name Sundasalanx mekongensis  Britz & Kottelat, 1999
Common Name
Type Locality Confluence of Nam Leuk and Nam Ngang, 18°22'04"N, 103°05'27"E, Bolikhamsai Province, Laos.
Etymology Sundasalanx: Composed from Sunda, Asiatic island + latinization of Philippines, salamga, French salangana = the name of a kind of swallow. 
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Size 28mm or 1.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand.

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012.
Other Parameters Found mostly in large rivers with muddy bottom, turbid water and slow to moderate current.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 4), pp 338, Fig. 1.
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Last Update 2020 Nov 08 07:47 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:11)