Blue Mahseer Barb

Neolissochilus stracheyi

Fish Reaching Sixty Centimeters in the Mekong Basin

Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Neolissochilus stracheyi is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus. It inhabits Myanmar and Thailand and has a maximum length of 60 centimetres (24 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Neolissochilus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Myanmar through Thailand and possibly to the Cardamon Range, Cambodia (Ref. 12693 ). Known from Salween, Maeklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong and Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336 ). Present in Dakrong River, Viet Nam (Ref. 89722 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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