Datnioides undecimradiatus

Datnioides undecimradiatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Datnioididae
Genus: Datnioides
Species: D. undecimradiatus
Binomial name
Datnioides undecimradiatus
(Roberts & Kottelat, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Coius undecimradiatus Roberts & Kottelat, 1994

Datnioides undecimradiatus, commonly known as the Mekong tiger perch is a freshwater fish native to the Mekong basin in Indochina.They grow to 25 cm in length[1] considered to be smallest in family. This species looks similar to D. pulcher but has a smaller body. The scales are white-yellow or green and smaller dark stripes with only 5–6 lines.

They were caught for local consumption and there is a gathering for resale as an aquarium fish like other species in their family. They are abundant in the Mun river in the area of Ubon Ratchathani province from January to April. The Department of Fisheries of Thailand has succeeded in breeding since 1982.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Datnioides undecimradiatus" in FishBase. 7 2015 version.
  2. ทักษิญ, ยงยุทธ. "การพัฒนาการเพาะพันธุ์ปลาเสือตอลายเล็ก Coius undecimradiatus" (PDF). The Department of Fisheries of Thailand (in Thai).


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