Trigonostigma espei

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	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Trigonostigma espei

Species Authority:

(Meinken, 1967)

Common Name/s:

English

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Lambchop rasbora

Synonym/s:

Rasbora espei Meinken, 1967

Rasbora heteromorpha espei Meinken, 1967

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Vidthayanon, C.
Reviewer/s:	Kottelat, M., Smith, K. & Allen, D.
Contributor/s:
Justification: The species is recorded throughout eastern slopes of the Gulf of Thailand and Cambodia. It is impacted through trade, but populations are considered to be stable and it is considered Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is recorded from peninsula and southeastern Thailand (Kottelat and Witte 1999, C. Vidthayanon pers. comm. 2012) and southern Cambodia (Tuk Sap, near Kampot; Kottelat 1985).
Countries:	Native: Cambodia; Thailand
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Population [top]

Population:	Locally common in suitable habitats.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Inhabits submontane streams in forest covered pools, marshes, swamps, and slow flowing streams with heavy growth of submerged aquatic plants and dense riparian vegetations (Rainboth 1996).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat conversion to farmland, urbanization and drainage are the main threats. Overfishing for the aquarium trade is a potential threat in Thailand.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat conversion to farmland, urbanization and drainage are the main threats. Overfishing for the aquarium trade is a potential threat in Thailand.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The conservation of the species habitats is required to maintain its trade use.

Conservation Actions:

The conservation of the species habitats is required to maintain its trade use.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012). Kottelat, M. 1985. Fresh-water fishes of Kampuchea. Hydrobiologia 121: 249-279. Kottelat, M. and Witte, K. E. 1999. Two new species of Microrasbora from Thailand and Myanmar, with two new generic names for small southeast Asian cyprinid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Journal of South Asian Natural History: 49-56. Rainboth, W.J. 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong.

IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012).

Kottelat, M. 1985. Fresh-water fishes of Kampuchea. Hydrobiologia 121: 249-279.

Kottelat, M. and Witte, K. E. 1999. Two new species of Microrasbora from Thailand and Myanmar, with two new generic names for small southeast Asian cyprinid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Journal of South Asian Natural History: 49-56.

Rainboth, W.J. 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong.

Citation:	Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Trigonostigma espei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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