Notopterus notopterus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES	NOTOPTERIDAE

Scientific Name:	Notopterus notopterus
Species Authority:	(Pallas, 1769)
Taxonomic Notes:	Notopterus notopterus is a very widespread species that most likely represents a species complex.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Ng, H.H.
Reviewer/s:	Jha, B.R., Allen, D., Datta, N.C., Britz, R. & Dey, S.C.
Contributor/s:	Molur, S.
Justification: Notopterus notopterus is most likely a species complex (R. Britz, pers. comm.), despite the very wide range as currently accepted. Until the taxonomic issue is resolved, the species is assessed as Least Concern. Further work is required to understand the species taxonomy when a reevaluation is also necessary to assess the status of the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is recorded from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Countries:	Native: Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Thailand
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Population [top]

Population:	It is common throughout its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species inhabits fresh and brackish waters, and appears to thrive well in lentic waters. Owing to its carnivorous nature, this fish can only be cultivated in wild waters or in fattening ponds in which large fish are present. It breeds in stagnant or running water in the rainy season. A ripe female bears relatively fewer eggs; they are laid in small clumps on submerged vegetation. Fingerlings are available in upper reaches of Cauvery in July-August. This fish is relished both in fresh and dried state.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

The species inhabits fresh and brackish waters, and appears to thrive well in lentic waters.

Owing to its carnivorous nature, this fish can only be cultivated in wild waters or in fattening ponds in which large fish are present. It breeds in stagnant or running water in the rainy season. A ripe female bears relatively fewer eggs; they are laid in small clumps on submerged vegetation. Fingerlings are available in upper reaches of Cauvery in July-August. This fish is relished both in fresh and dried state.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are not known.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	More research into population trends in the wild is required to understand the status of this widespread species.

Conservation Actions:

More research into population trends in the wild is required to understand the status of this widespread species.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

Citation:	Ng, H.H. 2010. Notopterus notopterus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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