Siamese mud carp

The Siamese mud carp (Henicorhynchus siamensis) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.[6] It is very common in floodplains during the wet season and migrates upstream in the Mekong starting in Cambodia.[7] The Siamese mud carp has commercial use locally, both as food and in the aquarium trade.Local names:This Labeoninae article is a stub.
Map showing the course of the Mekong River.
Mekong River, prime habitat of the Siamese mud carp.
Conservation statusLeast ConcernIUCN 3.1Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataActinopterygiiCypriniformesCyprinidaeLabeoninaeHenicorhynchusBinomial nameSauvageSynonymsBleekerFowlerfreshwatercyprinidAsian carpMekongChao Phraya RiversSoutheast AsiaCambodiaThailandmigrates upstreamLaotianVietnameseIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesGlobal Biodiversity Information FacilityFishbaseWikidataiNaturalistOpen Tree of Life