Biology:Giant salmon carp

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Short description: Species of fish

Giant salmon carp
Aaptosyax grypus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Aaptosyax
Rainboth, 1991
Species:
A. grypus
Binomial name
Aaptosyax grypus
Rainboth, 1991

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] Until 2022 no adult individuals had been seen of this species, until a specimen was found at a fish market.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q133980 entry