| Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Troglocyclocheilus Kottelat & Bréhier, 1999 |
| Species: | T. khammouanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis | |
Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis is a species of cyprinid fish found in caves in Laos. It is the only species in its genus and is known from a single specimen collected in Laos in 1998. [1]
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The big-headed turtle is a species of turtle in the family Platysternidae from Southeast Asia and southern China.
The royal knifefish or Indochina featherback, Chitala blanci, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in the Mekong basin in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
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The Siamese mud carp is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya Rivers in Southeast Asia, especially in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. It is very common in floodplains during the wet season and migrates upstream in the Mekong starting in Cambodia.
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Schistura kaysonei, the Laotian cave loach, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schistura. It is endemic to Laos where only found in streams in caves. Like other cave-adapted fish, it is blind and has little pigmentation. This troglobitic species has been recorded from only a single cave in a karst landscape in Khammouane Province in Laos. Here it can be found around 100m from the cave entrance and its diet is thought to be organic detritus, such as bat guano, and micro-organisms. It is threatened by a decline in the quality and quantity of the water flowing through the case, caused by deforestation and increased agriculture, as well as potential overfishing for the aquarium trade. The specific name honours Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), who was president of Laos.
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