Parachela maculicauda

Parachela maculicauda is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.^[2] It occurs in lowland rivers and swamps in small groups. Found at the water surface in small and medium-sized rivers with nearby areas of floodplain forest. Feeds on plankton.^[3] It is found in the basins of the Mekong River and Chao Praya as well as the Malay Peninsula and on the island of Sumatra and in Sarawak, it has also been possibly recorded from the Mae Klong^[4][1] It is a small fish growing to a maximum length of 6 cm and is characterised by two blotches near the tips of each lobe of the caudal fin.^[4] It is of limited interest in fisheries^[1] but is used to make prahok.^[4] It is also of little interest to the aquarium trade.^[1]

Parachela maculicauda
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Xenocyprididae
Genus:	Parachela
Species:	P. maculicauda
Binomial name
Parachela maculicauda (Smith, 1934)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Chela maculicauda H. M. Smith, 1934 Oxygaster maculicauda (H. M. Smith, 1934)