Siamese mud carp
Henicorhynchus siamensis
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A very common cyprinid from Southeast Asia. In the wet season it leaves the rivers for flooded plains and later returns, migrating upstream in the Mekong.
- Scientific name
- Henicorhynchus siamensis
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Aspidoparia siamensis, Cirrhina sauvagei, Cirrhinus jullieni, Cirrhinus marginipinnis, Cirrhinus siamensis, Crossocheilus reba, Crossocheilus thai, Gymnostomus siamensis, Henicorhynchus lobatus, Morara siamensis, Tylognathus brunneus, Tylognathus entmema, Tylognathus siamensis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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