Macrognathus circumcinctus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
SYNBRANCHIFORMES |
MASTACEMBELIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Macrognathus circumcinctus |
| Species Authority: |
(Hora, 1924) |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2012 |
| Assessor/s: |
Vidthayanon, C. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Allen, D. |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
The species is locally and seasonally common throughout its range. Threats include overfishing and pollution but these are not significant to this species, therefore this fish is assessed as Least Concern.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
The species is known from the Mae Khlong and Chao Phraya basins to the Lower Mekong basin, the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia (Sumatra), and Sarawak (Rajang basin; Parenti and Lim 2005).
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| Countries: |
Native: Cambodia; Indonesia (Sumatera); Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak); Thailand; Viet Nam |
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Population
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| Population: |
Locally common in suitable habitats.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Inhabits lowland to montane streams and swamps.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Pollution and wetland conversion are major threats to this fish in general, but level is not significant to species survival.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Monitoring of population and habitat trends is recommended.
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