Overview
Family : Minnows or carps ; A large fast-swimming predator , feeding on fish of the middle and the upper water levels. Although most common along the Thai-Lao border at the mouth of the Mun River , its numbers have drastically decreased in recent years. This is perhaps due to dam construction or excessive gill netting , to which active pursuit predators, like this species, are particularly vulnerable[1]. Undertakes upstream migration at the same time as Probarbus sp. in December-February[2] which may be related to spawning activity [3]. Attains over 30 kg [3].
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Chinese:
曲鯉
Common Names in Czech:
Sanak Asijsk, Sanak asijský
Common Names in English:
Mekong Giant Salmon Carp, Giant salmon carp
Common Names in Lao:
Pa sanak, Pa sanak gnai, Sanak
Common Names in Laotian:
Pa sanak, Pa sanak gnai, Sanak
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
曲鯉
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [4].
Ecology:
The species mainly inhabits mainstreams
, and frequently enter large
tributaries. Breeds
in summer, in clear water around rocky rapids
in the Thai-Lao border
. Breeds in faster flowing water/rapids. (Ref.
250632).
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Biology
Migration
Limnodromous .
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Order:
Cypriniformes
()
- Family:
large fast-swimming predator, feeding
on fish o
()
- Subfamily:
Cyprininae
()
- Genus:
Aaptosyax
()
- Rainboth, 1991
- Specific name:
grypus
- Rainboth, 1991
- Scientific name: - Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991
- Specific name:
grypus
- Rainboth, 1991
- Genus:
Aaptosyax
(
- Subfamily:
Cyprininae
(
- Family:
large fast-swimming predator, feeding
on fish o
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Aptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 05-Mar-1997
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aaptosyax
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. grypus (Mekong Giant Salmon Carp)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Chan Sokheng, Chhuon Kim Chhea, S. Viravong, K. Bouakhamvongsa, U. Suntornratana, N. Yoorong, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Tran Quoc Bao, A.F. Poulsen and J. Valbo J&oslash;rgensen (1999). Fish migrations and spawning habits in the Mekong mainstream: a survey using local
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).
- Kottelat, M. (2001). Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
- Rainboth, W.J. (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
- Rainboth, W.J. 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong..
- Roberts, T.R. (1993). Artisanal fisheries and fish ecology below the great waterfalls of the Mekong River in southern Laos. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 41:31-62.
- Roberts, T.R. and T.J. Warren (1994). Observations of fishes and fisheries in southern Laos and northeastern Cambodia, October 1993-Febuary 1994. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam. Soc. 42:87-115.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Vidthayanon, C. 2011. Aaptosyax grypus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 29January2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 119032
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-48878
- Fishbase Species ID: 16239
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 639366
- IUCN ID: 187955
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1276
Footnotes
- Rainboth, W.J. (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. [back]
- Chan Sokheng, Chhuon Kim Chhea, S. Viravong, K. Bouakhamvongsa, U. Suntornratana, N. Yoorong, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Tran Quoc Bao, A.F. Poulsen and J. Valbo Jørgensen (1999). Fish migrations and spawning habits in the Mekong mainstream: a survey using local [back]
- Roberts, T.R. (1993). Artisanal fisheries and fish ecology below the great waterfalls of the Mekong River in southern Laos. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 41:31-62. [back]
- Vidthayanon, C. 2011. Aaptosyax grypus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 January 2012. [back]
