Part 1 – A Rapid Participatory Biodiversity Assessment - IUCN

IUCN Rapid Participatory Biodiversity Assessment
Freshwater fish recorded in Samoi District - Salavan Province
(Habitats: HG - Home Gardens; DPF - Dense Primary Forest; DSF - Degraded Secondary Forest; FA - Fallow Scrubland;
PF - Paddy Fields; G - Grasslands; RB - River Bank)
Family Common & Lao Name Observed/ Habitat Pin A Ralan Atuk Lalai- Tang Achun Lava tai Achung Pin B
Scientific Name
Interview
g
Akong ko gleng
Yai
Akysidae Mystus microphthalmus ¯¾-À£ò¤ i RB, Xepond ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Cyprinidae Poropuntius sp. ¯¾¥¾© i,o RB, Xepond ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Synbranchidae Monopterus albus ºÈ¼− i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Claridae Clarias macrocephalus ¯¾©÷¡ i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Channidae Channa striata ¯¾ £ð i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Cyprinidae Hampala macroledota ¯¾¦ø© i RB, Xepond, Houay DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Cyprinidae Lobocheilus ¯¾£¼¤ i RB, Xepond, Houay DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus favus ¯¾¹ì¾© i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Mastacembelidae Macrognathus sp. ¯¾ ¹ìö© i RB, Xepond, Houay DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Channidae Channa gachua ¯¾ ¡˜¤ i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Pangasidae Pangasius sp. ¯¾¹ö¸´È¸´ i RB, Xepond, Houay DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Cyprinidae Systomus aurotaeniatus ¯¾ ¢¾¸ i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Cyprinidae Rasbora sp. ¯¾§ò¸ i RB, Xepond, Houay
DSF ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼ ┼
Remarks:
The fish recorded during the village interviews have not been confirmed but based on the villagers perceptions.
Visual aids were used to identify a species and that make better in data gathering process across all the villages
Observed species include:
Poropuntius sp. was observed a boy
selling it at a guesthouse.
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