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• Biodiversity Journal, 4 (1): 253-259

  Sitthi Kulabtong, Sawika Kunlapapuk, Parinya Pawangkanant, Chayajit Deekrachang, Thiti Ruangsuwan, Domes Limpivadhana, Supapong Patarapongpan & Chaiyapat Pramoolpol
  Fields survey of freshwater fishes in Upper Moei River, Salween Basin, frontier of Thailand and Myanmar

  ABSTRACT
  The present paper reports on a field survey in Upper Moei River, at Phop Phra District, Tak Province, Northwest Thailand, carried out in January and June 2010. Specimens encountered belong to 5 orders, 8 families and 20 species of freshwater fishes. In particular, Schistura waltoni, S. vinciguerrae, Lepidocephalichthys micropogon, Neonoemacheilus labeosus and Gagata dolichonema are new records for Moei River; two species remain not fully identified and, at the moment are reported as Devario sp. and Channa cf. gachua. The Thai local names and distribution data of freshwater fishes are provided.

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