Biology:Giant salmon carp
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Short description: Species of fish
| Giant salmon carp | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Superfamily: | Cyprinoidea |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Aaptosyax Rainboth, 1991 |
| Species: | A. grypus
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| Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991
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The giant salmon carp[2] (Aaptosyax grypus), also termed the Mekong giant salmon carp,[1] is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae and the single species in the monotypic genus Aaptosyax.[3] It is endemic to the middle reaches of the Mekong River in northern Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Its population is much reduced (>90%) as a result of overfishing and habitat degradation, and it is now considered Critically Endangered.[1]
This fish can reach a length of 130 centimetres (51 in) and weight of 30 kilograms (66 lb).[2] Between 2004 and 2022 no confirmed sightings of adult individuals of this species were made, until a specimen was found at a fish market[4] in Cambodia.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Aaptosyax grypus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T9A13090494.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9/13090494. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth, 1991". FishBase. 2011. https://www.fishbase.org/summary/Aaptosyax-grypus.html.
- ↑ "Genus Aaptosyax Rainboth 1991". FishWisePro. 1990. https://www.fishwisepro.com/Genus/Aaptosyax-8.
- ↑ ((University of Nevada Reno)) (2022-09-26). "Feared extinct, the 'Mekong Ghost' fish resurfaces" (in en-US). Reno, Nevada. https://yubanet.com/enviro/feared-extinct-the-mekong-ghost-fish-resurfaces/.
- ↑ Christina Larson (2024-10-23). "Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River" (in en-US). https://apnews.com/article/mekong-river-ghost-fish-1f86a0a56b9f9fafa9b4255e5c8ac9b3.
Wikidata ☰ Q133980 entry
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