''Paralaubuca typus'' is a species of freshwater

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...

from the

carp Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...

and

minnow Minnow is the common name for a number of species of small freshwater fish, belonging to several genera of the families Cyprinidae and Leuciscidae. They are also known in Ireland as pinkeens. Smaller fish in the subfamily Leusciscidae are ...

family

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from south-east Asia. It is found in Thailand in the basins of the

Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

, Tapi,

Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annuall ...

and

Mae Klong The Mae Klong (, , ), sometimes spelled Mae Khlong or Meklong, is a river in western Thailand. The river begins at the confluence of the Khwae Noi (Khwae Sai Yok) and the Khwae Yai River (Khwae Si Sawat) in Kanchanaburi, it passes Ratchaburi ...

and in the Mekong on Laos and Cambodia, as well as Vietnam where it is also found in the

La Ngà River The La Ngà River ( vi, Sông La Ngà) is a river of southern Vietnam. It originates in Lâm Đồng Province and flows through Bình Thuận Province and Đồng Nai Province for . The river has a catchment area of .Bách khoa Toàn thư Việ ...

. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the lower Mekong. ''Paralaubuca typus'' occurs in the shallower parts of large rivers where it forms schools and it is often harvested in large numbers. When water levels are high it enters flooded forests returning to the rivers when they fall. Spawning coincides with the start of the seasonal floods in May to July and the eggs and larvae are swept by the currents downstream and into the inundated areas. It is a long distance migrant, moving out of Tonle Sap upstream in the Mekong between November–February. It feeds on zooplankton and occasionally on insects. It is a target species for both commercial and subsistence fisheries. It is sometimes sold as fresh fish but it is more often dried or used to make a fermented fish sauce. Deforestation, water pollution, dams and water abstraction are threats to this species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5413540 Fish described in 1864 Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Fish of Thailand Cyprinid fish of Asia Paralaubuca