Annotated checklist of freshwater molluscs from the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia
Author
Ng, Ting Hui
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377, Singapore
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Author
Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai
Animal Systematics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-9548
Author
Sutcharit, Chirasak
Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Author
Chhuoy, Samol
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI), Fisheries Administration, No. 86, Norodom Blvd., PO Box 582, Phnom Penh, Cambodia & Wonders of the Mekong Project, c / o IFReDI, No. 86, Norodom Blvd., PO Box 582, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Author
Pin, Kakada
Wonders of the Mekong Project, c / o IFReDI, No. 86, Norodom Blvd., PO Box 582, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Author
Pholyotha, Arthit
Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Author
Siriwut, Warut
Animal Systematics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Author
Srisonchai, Ruttapon
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Author
Hogan, Zeb S.
Wonders of the Mekong Project, c / o IFReDI, No. 86, Norodom Blvd., PO Box 582, Phnom Penh, Cambodia & Department of Biology, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Author
Ngor, Peng Bun
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI), Fisheries Administration, No. 86, Norodom Blvd., PO Box 582, Phnom Penh, Cambodia & Wonders of the Mekong Project, c / o IFReDI, No. 86, Norodom Blvd., PO Box 582, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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pengbun.ngor@gmail.com
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ZooKeys
2020
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107
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.958.53865
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.958.53865
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Corbicula
spp.
Fig. 2D-G
Material examined.
CIFI.MOL.029, CIFI.MOL.030, CIFI.MOL.031, CIFI.MOL.032, MUMNH.COR.0194, MUMNH.COR.0195, MUMNH.COR.0196, MUMNH.COR.0197, MUMNH.COR.0198, MUMNH.COR.0199, MUMNH.COR.0200, MUMNH.COR.0201, MUMNH.COR.0202, MUMNH.COR.0203, MUMNH.COR.0204, MUMNH.COR.0205, MUMNH.COR.0206, MUMNH.COR.0207, MUMNH.COR.0208, MUMNH.COR.0209, MUMNH.COR.0210, MUMNH.COR.0211, MUMNH.COR.0212, ZRC.MOL.015634, ZRC.MOL.015635, ZRC.MOL.015636, ZRC.MOL.015637, ZRC.MOL.015638.
Distribution and habitat.
Tonle Sap River and Lake, and most tributaries (locality no. 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 32, 38, 39 and 40). Buried just below surface of soft, muddy substrate of the water bodies.
Remarks.
Approximately 17 different species of
Corbicula
have previously been recorded from Cambodia (Suppl. material 1: Table S1), but there has been no known attempt to verify if all are valid records. In neighbouring Thailand, 21 nominal
Corbicula
species were all found to belong to only
Corbicula fluminea
(OF
Mueller
, 1774), a single species (
Kijviriya et al. 1991
). Based on morphological examination of the fresh material from the Tonle Sap basin, it is possible that there may be more than one
Corbicula
species present. However, further investigation including molecular analysis will be required to confirm the species identities (
Bieler and Mikkelsen 2019
).
Corbicula
species are the only bivalves that are commercially harvested from the Lake to be sold locally and exported abroad for human consumption and as animal feed (Fig.
4A, C
). More than 6000 tonnes of
Corbicula
clams were recorded from five commercial landing sites in Kampong Chhnang Province, within the Tonle Sap basin, over the period of one year (
Ngor et al. 2018d
).