| Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids) |
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32 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic; freshwater, amphidromous |
| Asia: Myanmar rivers (Irrawaddy at Rangoon and Mandalay; Sittang River). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 43-45. Body rather slender, belly with 24 to 25 + 10 or 11, total 34 to 36 scutes. Eye large, lower jaw projecting. Dorsal fin origin behind midpoint of body; anal fin origin below dorsal fin base. Swim bladder without a posterior tube (or tubes) passing backward into the body muscles. No toothed hypo-maxilla between hind tip of pre-maxilla and blade of maxilla. |
| Occurs in rivers, reaching at least 650 km up the Irrawaddy, perhaps more. More data needed. |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 October 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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