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Maximum size (cm): 50

Major nutrition mode: Herbivorous

Diet: Algae, periphyton, phytoplankton

Migration (months)

Upstream: 12 to 3 Downstream: 6 to 8 Lateral: ?

Longitudinal migratory species: Yes

Spawning habitat: Open water, surface

Spawning months: 6 to 8

Endemic in the Mekong Basin: Likely

Abundance category: Seasonally abundant

Commercial status: Commercial

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Email: mekong@mail.usyd.edu.au

Last updated 23 July, 2000
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