Smallscale Mud Carp

Cirrhinus microlepis

Smallscale Mud Carp

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Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Subfamily: Labeoninae

Genius: Cirrhinus

Species: Cirrhinus microlepis

Descendant: carps

Named by: Henri Émile Sauvage

Year: 1878

Size: 65.0 cm in length; 5.0 kg in weight 

Type: Bony Fishes (Carps)

Title: n/a

Pantheon: Terran

Time Period: Holocene

Alignment: Passive

Threat Level: ★

Diet: Omnivorous 🥩🌿🦠

Elements: Water

Inflicts: n/a

Casualties: n/a

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU) - IUCN Red List

Smallscale Mud Carp (Cirrhinus microlepis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus.

Etymology

Despite the name, this is not close relative to real sharks and bull sharks. There are carps. From the genus name: Epalzeorhynchos: Greek, epalzes, -es, -es = curative + Greek, rhyngchos = snout. And in specific name from Greek: bi = double, kolor = color.

Physical Appearance

This carp where it is prized for its deep black body and vivid red or orange tail.

Abilities

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Ecology

Migration pattern is markedly different above and below the Khone Falls in the Mekong basin. Below the falls, it makes an upstream migration from Phnom Penh to the Khone Falls between November and February, consisting mainly of sub-adults of sizes 10 to 50 cm.


From April to July, it migrates in the opposite direction, from Khone Falls and downstream, constituting mainly of sub-adults up to about 50 cm. Above the Khone Falls, from Klong Kaem District, Ubolratchatani in Thailand, fish migrates upstream in February; at Khemmaratch further upstream in Ubolratchatani, it moves upstream in March-April; and at Mukdahan, it goes upstream in May. However, it migrates downstream at Klong Kaem in June-July. 

Behavior

Reproductive behavior assumed only. Friendly and passive, but territorial to aquarium fishes.

Distribution and Habitat

Recorded from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins in Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The Chao Phraya population has been extirpated over the last 25 years as a result of pollution, dams and overfishing. Inhabits large rivers and lowland floodplains, occurring in riffles and deep slow reaches. Moves out into the flooded forest where it feeds on leafy plant matter, phytoplankton and insects. Highly migratory. The species probably enters flooded floodplain forest in Cambodia.


Tamed

The carp can be tamed in a fish basket used for petting and put in your own artificial lake.

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