Nemacheilus platiceps

Nemacheilus platiceps is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus. It has been recorded in the lower Mekong basin in eastern Thailand, central and southern Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Its habitat is stretches of rivers with a gravel substrate where there is a moderate to rapid current in the lowlands and in foothills. It is consumed locally in subsistence fisheries and is occasionally found in the aquarium trade.[1]

Nemacheilus platiceps

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Nemacheilus
Species:
N. platiceps
Binomial name
Nemacheilus platiceps
Kottelat, 1990

Footnotes

  1. Juffe Bignoli, D. (2012). "Nemacheilus platiceps'". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T181088A1697077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181088A1697077.en. Downloaded on 30 December 2017.


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