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Systematics, Taxonomy
Sabah for Namalycastis rhodochorde Glasby, Miura, Nishi & Junardi, 2007
Paratype OMNH IV5026, geounit Kalimantan, identified as Namalycastis rhodochorde Glasby, Miura, Nishi & Junardi, 2007
Holotype NTM W21210, geounit Kalimantan, identified as Namalycastis rhodochorde Glasby, Miura, Nishi & Junardi, 2007
Paratype NTM W21211, geounit Kalimantan, identified as Namalycastis rhodochorde Glasby, Miura, Nishi & Junardi, 2007
Paratype NTM W21212, geounit Kalimantan, identified as Namalycastis rhodochorde Glasby, Miura, Nishi & Junardi, 2007
The species could act as the vector of potential pathogens and harmful symbionts, and is a potential alien species ... [details]
Intertidal to shallow subtidal. [details]
Feeds on rotting plant and detrital material. [details]
South-east Asia (Sunda shelf only), including: Mekong Delta (Vietnam); West Kalimantan (Indonesia); and Sabah ... [details]
The specific epithet rhodochorde is composed by the Greek words rhodon, meaning 'rose', and chorde, meaning 'rope', ... [details]
In its native range (South-east Asia) it inhabits mud banks and mudflats of estuaries and rivers, from full ... [details]
The species is exported as fish bait from the Mekong River Delta to the USA and Japan (Glasby et el, 2007: 26). It ... [details]
In the Mekong River delta it spawns from September to November with females becoming red and males green, and both ... [details]
Sungai Kakap, 19 km west of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia (00º03.1'S, 109º10.0'E), intertidal, ... [details]