Amblyrhynchichthys truncatus (Bleeker 1850)

Blunt and truncate snout; last simple dorsal ray denticulated behind; adipose eyelid (Ref. 43281).

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Feeds on plants and planktonic invertebrates (Ref. 10616).

Found mainly in rivers and enters flooded fields (Ref. 12975). Juveniles occur in October in the lower Mekong basin (Ref. 12975). Feeds on periphyton; other minor food items include phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic algae (Ref. 10616). Small individuals are used for prahoc, larger ones are marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

Amblyrhynchichthys truncatus is a species of cyprinid in the genus Amblyrhynchichthys, native to Southeast Asia. Males have a typical length of 30 cm, and a maximum length of 40 cm.