[Cambodia] Tonlé Sap Lake

Tonlé Sap Lake,
Cambodia, South East Asia


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonl%C3%A9_Sap


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Fish list


Akysidae
Pseudobagarius filifer

Ambassidae
Parambassis apogonoides
Parambassis ranga
Parambassis siamensis
Parambassis wolffii
Pseudambassis baculis
Anabas testudineus

Ariidae
Cephalocassis borneensis
Cryptarius daugueti
Hemiarius stormii

Bagridae
Bagrichthys macracanthus
Bagrichthys macropterus
Hemibagrus nemurus
Hemibagrus wyckii
Hemibagrus wyckioides
Mystus albolineatus
Mystus bocourti
Mystus cavasius
Mystus multiradiatus
Mystus mysticetus
Mystus nigriceps
Mystus wolffii
Pseudomystus siamensis

Balitoridae
Nemacheilus pallidus
Tuberoschistura cambodgiensis

Belonidae
Xenentodon cancila
Xenentodon canciloides

Callionymidae
Tonlesapia tsukawakii

Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon acutus

Channidae
Channa lucius
Channa micropeltes
Channa striata

Clariidae
Clarias batrachus
Clarias macrocephalus
Clarias nieuhofii

Clupeidae
Clupeichthys aesarnensis
Clupeichthys goniognathus
Clupeoides borneensis
Tenualosa thibaudeaui
Tenualosa toli

Cobitidae
Acantopsis dialuzona
Syncrossus beauforti
Syncrossus helodes
Yasuhikotakia lecontei
Yasuhikotakia modesta

Cynoglossidae
Cynoglossus cynoglossus
Cynoglossus feldmanni
Cynoglossus microlepis

Cyprinidae
Amblyrhynchichthys micracanthus
Amblyrhynchichthys truncatus
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
Barbichthys laevis
Barbonymus altus
Barbonymus gonionotus
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Catlocarpio siamensis
Cirrhinus caudimaculatus
Cirrhinus jullieni
Cirrhinus microlepis
Cirrhinus molitorella
Cosmochilus harmandi
Crossocheilus reticulatus
Cyclocheilichthys apogon
Cyclocheilichthys armatus
Cyclocheilichthys enoplos
Cyclocheilichthys furcatus
Cyclocheilichthys heteronema
Cyclocheilichthys lagleri
Cyclocheilichthys repasson
Cyprinus carpio carpio (introduced)
Epalzeorhynchos frenatus
Epalzeorhynchos munense
Hampala dispar
Hampala macrolepidota
Henicorhynchus siamensis
Hypsibarbus lagleri
Hypsibarbus pierrei
Labeo chrysophekadion
Labeo dyocheilus
Labeo erythropterus
Labiobarbus leptocheilus
Labiobarbus lineatus
Labiobarbus siamensis
Leptobarbus hoevenii
Lobocheilos cryptopogon
Lobocheilos melanotaenia
Longiculter siahi
Luciosoma bleekeri
Luciosoma setigerum
Macrochirichthys macrochirus
Mekongina erythrospila
Mystacoleucus marginatus
Opsarius koratensis
Opsarius pulchellus
Osteochilus lini
Osteochilus melanopleurus
Osteochilus microcephalus
Osteochilus schlegelii
Osteochilus vittatus
Parachela maculicauda
Parachela oxygastroides
Parachela siamensis
Paralaubuca harmandi
Paralaubuca riveroi
Paralaubuca typus
Probarbus jullieni
Probarbus labeamajor
Puntioplites bulu
Puntioplites proctozystron
Puntius brevis
Puntius masyai
Puntius orphoides
Puntius partipentazona
Raiamas guttatus
Rasbora aurotaenia
Rasbora caudimaculata
Rasbora daniconius
Rasbora dusonensis
Rasbora hobelmani
Rasbora paucisqualis
Rasbora paviana
Rasbora rubrodorsalis
Rasbora tornieri
Sikukia stejnegeri
Thryssocypris tonlesapensis
Thynnichthys thynnoides

Datnioididae
Datnioides microlepis

Eleotridae
Oxyeleotris marmorata

Engraulidae
Coilia lindmani
Coilia macrognathos
Lycothrissa crocodilus
Setipinna melanochir

Gobiidae
Glossogobius aureus

Gyrinocheilidae
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

Hemiramphidae
Zenarchopterus ectuntio

Latidae
Lates calcarifer

Mastacembelidae
Macrognathus circumcinctus
Macrognathus maculatus
Macrognathus semiocellatus
Macrognathus siamensis
Macrognathus taeniagaster
Mastacembelus armatus
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Mastacembelus favus

Nandidae
Nandus nebulosus
Pristolepis fasciata

Notopteridae
Chitala blanci
Chitala chitala
Chitala ornata
Notopterus notopterus

Osphronemidae
Trichogaster microlepis
Trichogaster pectoralis
Trichopodus trichopterus
Trichopsis schalleri

Pangasiidae
Helicophagus waandersii
Pangasianodon gigas
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Pangasius bocourti
Pangasius larnaudii
Pangasius macronema
Pangasius nasutus
Pangasius sanitwongsei
Pseudolais micronemus
Pseudolais pleurotaenia

Polynemidae
Polynemus aquilonaris
Polynemus dubius
Polynemus melanochir dulcis
Polynemus melanochir melanochir
Polynemus paradiseus

Sciaenidae
Boesemania microlepis

Siluridae
Belodontichthys truncatus
Hemisilurus heterorhynchus
Kryptopterus cheveyi
Kryptopterus geminus
Ompok eugeneiatus
Ompok hypophthalmus
Ompok pinnatus
Ompok siluroides
Ompok urbaini
Phalacronotus apogon
Phalacronotus bleekeri
Phalacronotus micronemus
Wallago attu
Wallago micropogon

Sisoridae
Glyptothorax lampris

Soleidae
Brachirus harmandi
Brachirus panoides

Synbranchidae
Monopterus albus

Syngnathidae
Doryichthys boaja

Tetraodontidae
Auriglobus nefastus
Carinotetraodon lorteti
Monotrete leiurus
Tetraodon cochinchinensis
Tetraodon fluviatilis
Tetraodon nigroviridis

Toxotidae
Toxotes chatareus
Toxotes microlepis

Source:
http://fishbase.org

Water parameters

pH: ~ 6,5-7,2
temperature: ~ 28-31 °C

Source:
http://www.environmental-expert.com/Files/6063/articles/9749/SpeciesdiversityandecologyofTonleSap.pdf

Vegetation

Submerged and rootedsubmerged aquatic vegetation is not found at Lake Tonle Sap.
The shallow shoreline covered with dense 1–3 m-tall herbaceous vegetation that forms floating mats.

Eichhornia crassipes
Lemna minor
Pistia stratiotes
Salvinia cucullata

Sources:
Campbell, I.C., Poole C., Giesen, W. and Valbo-Jorgensen, J. 2006. Species diversity and ecology of Tonlé Sap Great Lake, Cambodia. Aquatic Sciences 68(3): 355-373.
McDonald, A., B. Pech, V. Phauk and B. Leeu, 1997. Plant communities of the Tonle Sap Floodplain. Final Report in contribution to the nomination of Tonle Sap as a UNESCO Biosphere
Reserve, UNESCO, IUCN, Wetlands International and SPEC (European Commission), Phnom Penh, 30 pp.

Distinguished habitats:

- floodplains
- swamp forests
- scrublands