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Smallscale croaker (Boesemania microlepsis Bleeker, 1858-59)

Smallscale croaker (Boesemania microlepsis Bleeker, 1858-59) ID: Mouth terminal, oblique; pores below mandibular symphysis; scales small, approximately 90 in lateral line Biology: Found in flowing waters of larfw rivers in the middle Mekong basin above and below Khone Falls. Feeds on crustaceans and smalls fishes. Collection information: Fish market

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Redspot emperor snapper (Lethrinus lentjan)

Redspot emperor snapper (Lethrinus lentjan) ID: Dorsal fin continuous with X spines and 9 or 10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 to 10 soft rays. Posterior margin of opercle red and base of pectoral fin often red in life. Biology: Inhabits coastal waters, often over sandy bottom and including seagrass beds, coral reefs, rocky reefs, to depths of 220 m. Feed on echinoderms, crustaceans, molluscs, fish and ...

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Borneo threadfin (Polynemus borneensis Bleeker, 1852)

Borneo threadfin (Polynemus borneensis Bleeker, 1852) ID: black pectoral fin and pectoral filaments much longer than body (7 free pectoral rays) Biology: Usually found in open waters of the river courses where it feeds on crustaceans Collection information: Fish market

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Goldstrip sardinella Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849)

Goldstrip sardinella Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) ID: Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal sof rays: 12 - 23. Total number scutes 32 to 34. Vertical striae on scales not meeting at center, numerous small perforations on hind part of scale. A golden mid-lateral line down flank; dorsal and caudal fin margins dusky; a dark ...

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Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus

Threespot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatus           ID: Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 12; Dorsal soft rays(total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 – 15. Juveniles overall black with scale centers bluish; white blotch on forehead and upper sides; all fins black except the transparent pectoral and outer portion ...

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