tailieunhanh - Distribution and Ecology of Some Important Riverine Fish Species of the Mekong River Basin

The fishery of the Mekong River is one of the largest and most significant in the world, and most of the production is based on migratory river fishes. An earlier report provided an overview of the general patterns of fish migrations and their significance for management. This complementary report provides more detailed information on 40 key species which are significant in the Mekong River fishery. For each species we provide notes on distribution, feeding, size, population structure, critical habitats, life cycle and its importance in fisheries. The information presented is mainly from surveys carried out throughout the lower Mekong Basin over the period 1995-2001 by fisheries. | Mekong River Commission Distribution and Ecology of Some Important Riverine Fish Species of the Mekong River Basin . Poulsen . Hortle J. Valbo-Jorgensen S. Chan S. Viravong K. Bouakhamvongsa U. Suntornratana N. Yoorong . Nguyen and . Tran. Edited by . Hortle . Booth and . Visser MRC 2004 Published in Phnom Penh in May 2004 by the Mekong River Commission. This document should be cited as Poulsen . . Hortle J. Valbo-Jorgensen S. Chan S. Viravong K. Bouakhamvongsa U. Suntornratana N. Yoorong . Nguyen and . Tran. 2004. Distribution and Ecology of Some Important Riverine Fish Species of the Mekong River Basin. MRC Technical Paper No. 10. ISSN 1683-1489 Acknowledgments This report was prepared with financial assistance from the Government of Denmark through Danida under the auspices of the Assessment of Mekong Fisheries Component AMCF of the Mekong River Fisheries Programme and other sources as acknowledged. The AMCF is based in national research centres whose staff were primarily responsible for the fieldwork summarised in this report. The ongoing managerial administrative and technical support from these centres for the MRC Fisheries Programme is greatly appreciated. The centres are Living Aquatic Resources Research Centre PO Box 9108 Vientiane Lao PDR. Department of Fisheries 186 Norodom Blvd PO Box 582 Phnom Penh Cambodia. Udon Thani Inland Fisheries Research and Develoment Centre Suppakij-Junya Rd. Amphur Muang Udon Thani 41000 Thailand. Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2 116 Nguyen Dinh Chieu St. District 1 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam. Copyright Mekong River Commission 184 Fa Ngoum Road Unit 18 Ban Sithane Neua Sikhottabong District Vientiane 01000 Lao PDR . Box 6101 Vientiane Lao PDR Email mrcs@ Editors . Hortle . Booth and . Visser Series Editor Delia Paul Photos Walter J. Rainboth Tyson R. Roberts Chavalit Vidthayanon Zeb Hogan Joseph G Garrison and Kent G. Hortle Design and