Cosmochilus harmandi

Cosmochilus harmandi
	Cosmochilus harmandi (in the middle), Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (above); Hypsibarbus pierrei (below)
Systematics
without rank:	Otophysa
Order :	Carp-like (Cypriniformes)
Subordination :	Carp fish-like (Cyprinoidei)
Family :	Carp fish (Cyprinidae)
Genre :	Cosmochilus
Type :	Cosmochilus harmandi
Scientific name
	Cosmochilus harmandi
	Sauvage , 1878

Cosmochilus harmandi , known as Kampoul Bai or Trey Dampul Bay in Cambodia, Mak Ban in Laosand Cá Duòng Bay in Vietnam, is a large species of carp from Indochina .

description

Characteristic for Cosmochilus harmandi is the extremely long dorsal fin with a long thorn-like fin ray. The body color varies from blue to purple, the caudal fin has a black spot in some specimens. The fish has large scales and the lips are covered with papillae. The fish species in the Mekong can grow up to a meter long and weigh around 12 kilograms.

Occurrence

Cosmochilus harmandi is found in Thailand , Cambodia , Laos and Vietnam . It is particularly common in the Mae Nam Chao Phraya and Mekong rivers and in the Tonle Sap .

Way of life

Cosmochilus harmandi lives in swarms in the middle and lower reaches of the Mekong and prefers to stay in the middle water or near the bottom. During the dry season the fish live in the clear water of the main stream and during the rainy season they migrate to the flood plains and flooded gallery forests . In the middle reaches of the Mekong, Cosmochilus harmandi has its habitat until the water level rises. The nutritional basis of Cosmochilus harmandi has not yet been fully explored. Due to the subordinate mouth shape, it is assumed that the species feeds on plant roots on the fine-grained water bed.

Use

Cosmochilus harmandi is used as a food fish. Human interventions such as dam building endanger the continued existence of the species.

Web links

Cosmochilus harmandi on Fishbase.org (English)
[1] Photo by Cosmochilus harmandi
[2] Thai postage stamp with the motif of Cosmochilus harmandi
Cosmochilus harmandi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Baird, I., 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cosmochilus harmandi on Fishbase.org (English)
^ Fishing World Records
↑ The brush park (Samrah) fishery at the mouth of the Great Lake in Kompong Chhnang Province, Cambodia on ( PDF ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. )@1@ 2

↑ "Carps (Cyprinidae) threatened by mainstream dam development: For each dam crossed, the downstream mortality rate is predicted to be 35% for the goldfin tinfoil barb ( Hypsibarbus malcolmi ), 70% for the violet giant barb ( Cosmochilus harmandi ) and 80 % for the sharp-nosed catfish ( Pangasius conchophilus ) "at http://www.mrcmekong.org/Catch-Culture/vol15_3Dec09/modelling-impacts-of-mainstream-dams.htm

[Fishbase-1] Cosmochilus harmandi on Fishbase.org (English)

[2] Fishing World Records

[3] The brush park (Samrah) fishery at the mouth of the Great Lake in Kompong Chhnang Province, Cambodia on ( PDF ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. )@1@ 2

[4] "Carps (Cyprinidae) threatened by mainstream dam development: For each dam crossed, the downstream mortality rate is predicted to be 35% for the goldfin tinfoil barb ( Hypsibarbus malcolmi ), 70% for the violet giant barb ( Cosmochilus harmandi ) and 80 % for the sharp-nosed catfish ( Pangasius conchophilus ) "at http://www.mrcmekong.org/Catch-Culture/vol15_3Dec09/modelling-impacts-of-mainstream-dams.htm