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Phallostethidae
Smith's priapium fish
Phenacostethus smithi
Phallostethid Fish from the Mekong Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Regional distribution
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
SmallSmith's priapium fish is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Silversides
- Family
- Phallostethidae
- Genus
- Phenacostethus
- Maximum length
- 2 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Asia: Chao Phraya basin (Thailand) and coastal streams of south-east Thailand and Cambodia (Ref. 12041 ) and Mekong basin (Ref. 12693 ). Reported from Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 13275 ) and Malaysia (Ref. 57780 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
