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Etymology: Sundasalanx: Composed from Sunda, Asiatic island + latinization of Philippines, salamga, French salangana = the name of a kind of swallow (Ref. 45335); mesops: Combination of mes, Greek for middle, and ops, Greek for eye, referring to the size of the eye in relation to the other Sundasalanx species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Barito River basin, Borneo, central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13663)
Downstream from creek mouths in shallows over sandy or silty substrates during daylight hours. Also in grassy stream banks.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Siebert, D.J., 1997. Notes on the anatomy and relationships of Sundasalanx Roberts (Teleostei, Clupeidae), with descriptions of four new species from Borneo. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Zool.) 63(1):13-26. (Ref. 13663)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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