Giant salmon carp

Aaptosyax grypus

Not Evaluated Freshwater

Chiều dài tối đa

130,0 cm

Cân nặng tối đa

30,0 kg

Màu sắc

Silvery-gray to olive-silver large-bodied cyprinid; …

Họ

Cyprinidae

Giới thiệu

A large, powerful freshwater predator (up to 1m) with a salmon-like body plan and silvery scales, native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya river systems. A threatened species due to habitat loss and overfishing; an important food fish in Southeast Asia.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	130,0 cm
Maximum Weight	30,0 kg

Coloration

Silvery-gray to olive-silver large-bodied cyprinid; scales with faint darker edges producing a lightly reticulated appearance; belly pale silver-white; fins grayish to dusky; robust streamlined build.

Habitat & Distribution

Large rivers of the Mekong and Chao Phraya systems in mainland Southeast Asia. Inhabits deep, fast-flowing river channels with rocky substrates. Critically endangered due to overfishing and dam construction.

Loại nước

Freshwater

Phân bố địa lý

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Tính ăn được và ẩm thực

Hương vị

A large, rare freshwater predator from the Mekong Basin; rarely encountered and not well documented as a food fish. Potentially edible with firm flesh, but extremely uncommon in markets.

Taxonomy

Bộ	Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)
Họ	Cyprinidae (Carps and minnows)
Loài	Aaptosyax grypus

Câu hỏi thường gặp

Can you eat Giant salmon carp?

A large, rare freshwater predator from the Mekong Basin; rarely encountered and not well documented as a food fish. Potentially edible with firm flesh, but extremely uncommon in markets.

How big does Giant salmon carp get?

Giant salmon carp can grow up to 130.0 cm long and weigh 30.0 kg.

Where is Giant salmon carp found?

Known only from the main channel of the Mekong River in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. A large, predatory cyprinid restricted to swift deep stretches of the lower Mekong mainstream and its major tributaries. Large rivers of the Mekong and Chao Phraya systems in mainland Southeast Asia. Inhabits deep, fast-flowing river channels with rocky substrates. Critically endangered due to overfishing and dam constr

What family does Giant salmon carp belong to?

Giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae (Carps and minnows) in the order Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows).