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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Parachela: Greek, para = the side of, near + see under Chela.
Eponymy: Williamina Wemyss Meyer de Schauensee née Wentz (d: 1905) was the wife of Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) ornithologist Rudolphe Meyer de Schauensee. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Mekong basin from northern Thailand downstream to the Great Lake, Cambodia (Ref. 12693) and Chao Phraya basin (Ref. 26336).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857)
Pectoral fin extending behind tips of pelvic fin; 34-35 branched anal-fin rays; no dark pigment outlining canal on anterior lateral-line scales; 22-26 gill rakers on 1st arch (Ref. 12693).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits medium to large-sized rivers with fast current and relatively clear water (Ref. 12693). Used to make prahoc (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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