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Hypsibarbus vernayi
Hypsibarbus vernayi is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Hypsibarbus. The specific name references Arthur S. Vernay, an English adventurer who collected the type specimen.
From the article Hypsibarbus vernayi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species can attain a maximum length of 21.6 cm and a maximum weight of 250 g.
Range & habitat
The species is a freshwater fish and occurs in the basins of the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong rivers in Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
In Thailand, this species exhibits a breeding migration similar to salmon, gathering in shallow streams that are tributaries of the Nan River in the north to breed and spawn. This rare phenomenon occurs only for two days in early March each year and is locally known as "Pla Kong" (Thai: ปลากอง, RTGS: pla kong, pronounced [plaː kɔːŋ], lit. 'fish pile').
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 187557.