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Mastacembelus favus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SYNBRANCHIFORMES MASTACEMBELIDAE

Scientific Name: Mastacembelus favus
Species Authority: Hora, 1923
Common Name/s:
English – Flower Spiny Eel, Tire track eel
Synonym/s:
Mastacembelus armatus favus Hora, 1924

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2012
Assessor/s: Vidthayanon, C.
Reviewer/s: Allen, D. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
The species is locally and seasonally common throughout its range. Whilst threats include overfishing and pollution in general, they are not considered significant, therefore this fish is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is widely distributed throughout mainland Southeast Asia, from the Mae Khlong and Chao Phraya basins in Thailand to the Mekong basin, and Peninsular Thailand.

In Thailand, the species is known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Mae Khlong and Peninsular Thailand river systems (Vidthayanon et al. 1997); records include Nonthaburi Province, the inner part of Songkhla Lake (Songkhla and Phatthalung provinces), Chiang Mai, Bua Yai (Nakhon Ratchasima), Phrae and Klong Maela (Sing Buri) (Monkolprasit et al. 1997). In Peninsular Malaysia, records include the Endau drainage (Ng and Tan 1999).
Countries:
Native:
Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population: Common in suitable habitats throughout its range.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits rivers, marshlands and vegetated water bodies, localized movement between still to flowing waters.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Pollution and wetland conversion are threats to this fish in general, but level is not significant to species survival.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None required.
Citation: Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Mastacembelus favus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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