Mystus albolineatus

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|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

| taxon = Mystus albolineatus

| authority = (Roberts, 1994)

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Mystus albolineatus (known locally as trey kanchos bay){{cite book |last=Rainboth |first=Walter J. |date=1996 |title=Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sZQbV75rtAQC |quote=Mystus albolineatus. |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sZQbV75rtAQC/page/n152 141] |isbn=9251037434 |access-date=June 8, 2015}} is a species of catfish endemic to Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, known from Chao Phraya River, Bang Pakong River, Mekong River and Tonlé Sap. It is found in flowing and standing waters especially near submerged woody vegetation; it feeds on zooplankton, fishes and insect larvae such as chironomidae. It spawns before or during the rainy season and the young were first caught in July and August. It occurs in both the market and aquarium trade and is fished with seines, gillnets and traps. It is not considered threatened thus listed Least Concern, however, further research about this fish is needed.

References

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  • Allen, D. 2012. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/180912/0 Mystus albolineatus]. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. . Downloaded on 9 June 2015.