Hypsibarbus wetmorei

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Hypsibarbus wetmorei
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Hypsibarbus wetmorei

Systematics
without rank: Otophysa
Order : Carp-like (Cypriniformes)
Subordination : Carp fish-like (Cyprinoidei)
Family : Carp fish (Cyprinidae)
Genre : Hypsibarbus
Type : Hypsibarbus wetmorei
Scientific name
Hypsibarbus wetmorei
( HM Smith , 1931)
Hypsibarbus wetmorei

Hypsibarbus wetmorei is a medium-sized carp fish from Southeast Asia . In Cambodia it is called Trey Chhpin Krahorn, in Laos Pa Pak Gohm, in China 达 氏 无须 魮 (dashi wuxubi), in Thailand Pla Ta Pak (ปลา ตะพาก ), and Cá Mè Vinh in Vietnam. The word meaning Hypsibarbus comes from ancient Greek : hypsi - high and barbus from Bart.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies: Hypsibarbus wetmorei ssp. wetmorei in the catchment area of ​​the Mekong, Mae NamChao Phraya and Mae Nam Mae Khlong and Hypsibarbus wetmorei ssp. tweediei on the Malay Peninsula .

Occurrence

The species occurs in Indochina in the river system of the Mae Nam Mae Klong , Mekong and Mae Nam Chao Phraya . She lives widespread in Cambodia (for example in Mae Nam Tapi ), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Also on the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia (for example in Sungai Pahang ).

description

Hypsibarbus wetmorei has an elongated and compact body and is similar in habit and appearance to the carp . The fins are partly reddish to orange in color. Young fish are silver in color and develop their typical reddish-brown coloration only in the adult stage. Their fin formula is dorsal 8, anal 5. The largest fish caught with a fishing rod to date weighed 1.70 kilograms with a length of 40 centimeters and was caught in 2005 in Kaempeng Sen Lake, Thailand. A specimen weighing six kilograms was even captured on the Malay Peninsula.

Way of life

Wetmors barbel lives bentopelagically in tropical waters with a water temperature of 22 to 25 ° C. It occurs in swarms in the mean water or at the bottom of medium-sized to large forest rivers. It prefers waters with heavy vegetation on the bank and avoids standing water. Hypsibarbus wetmorei shows no pronounced migration behavior, moves upstream during high water. Hypsibarbus wetmorei feeds on insect larvae, crustaceans, snails, as well as flowers and fruits of the floodplain forests.

Economical meaning

So far it has not been possible to keep Hypsibarbus wetmorei permanently in ponds. They are caught using gillnets, among other things. Wetmors barbel is sold as fresh fish in local markets. The species has a certain importance as an aquarium fish.

Hazardous situation

Although the population has declined slightly, Hypsibarbus wetmorei is not yet one of the endangered species. Their status is "Least Concern". Threats are the construction of dams, overfishing, water pollution by agrochemicals and the cutting down and removal of vegetation in the bank area.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Hypsibarbus wetmorei on Fishbase.org (English)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/summary/181331/0
  3. ↑ a b c http://www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/stores_productsinfo.asp?store=54&prod=751
  4. ↑ World Records: Hypsibarbus wetmorei  ( 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@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.fishing-worldrecords.com  
  5. ^ Walter J. Rainboth: Fishes of the Camobodian Mekong (FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes), Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 1997, ISBN 978-9251037430 , p. 97

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