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Scientific Name Clupisoma prateri  Hora, 1937
Common Name
Type Locality Irrawaddy River, Myanmar
Pronunciation kloop ee sow mah
Etymology Clupisoma: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; doubtless a reference to the sacles covering the body of the fish + Greek, soma = body. 
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Size 270mm or 10.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: widely distributed in the lower and middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River, the lower reaches of the Salween River, and the Bago and Sittang rivers of Myanmar.
Myanmar Waters, Sittang (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4), pp 671, Fig. 6.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 28 16:41 (species record created: 2008 Dec 10 11:38)