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| Scientific Name | Pseudecheneis sympelvica Roberts, 1998 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Nam Veo, trib. of Nam Phao, 25 km east of Lak Sao, Nam Theun watershed, Mekong Basin, Laos. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudechensis sympelvicus |
| Pronunciation | Sew de che niss |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Fishes of the genus Pseudecheneis can be differentiated from other Glyptosternine fish
in having a thoracic adhesive apparatus consisting of a series of transverse ridges (laminae)
separated by grooves (sulcae) (de Pinna, 1996; Roberts, 1998).
Pelvic fins joined for their almost all their length, except for a small notch at the fins edge. Pelvic fins widely separated to base in all other Pseudecheneis. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Mekong basin in central Laos. Mekong  , Middle Mekong (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 46 (no. 2) 290 Fig. |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2005 Dec 03 00:00 (species record created: 2005 Aug 23 00:00) |
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