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"Cirrhinus molitorella (mud carp or dace) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus found mainly in southern China and Vietnam. History The mud carp is a native Asian freshwater fish with a broad distribution from the Mekong River to the Pearl River deltas, inhabiting lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Mud carp cultivation was introduced to China during Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) as a substitute for Common carp as the common carp was forbidden to fish due to a ban. Habitat The mud carp is found in Mekong River and Pearl River delta, as well as bodies of freshwater along these two rivers. The fish has been introduced to Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Within China the fish is raised on fish farms. Dispersion Mekong River, Chao Phraya River, Mae Klong River and Tapee River Basin in the south of Thailand Utilization Fishery: Trade; Aquaculture: Trade Diet Mud carp is an omnivore and mainly consumes water plants or insects. Farm raised carp are fed pellets. Food Due to low cost of production, the fish is mainly consumed by the poor and locally consumed; it is mostly sold live and eaten fresh, but can be dried and salted. Increase of hunting has threatened the number of mud carp. The fish is sometimes canned (typically as Fried dace with salted black beans) or processed as fish cakes, fish balls or dumplings. They can be found for retail sale within China. See also * Dace * Common carp References * External links *FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Cirrhinus molitorella molitorella Category:Fish of Thailand Category:Fish described in 1844 "
"Townsonia, commonly called myrtle beech orchids is a genus of two species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They form small clusters of plants with their tubers connected, each tuber with one or two leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous. Description Orchids in the genus Townsonia are terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herbs which grow in small groups with their tubers connected by a fleshy root. Each tuber produces one or two leaves. The leaves are very thin with wavy margins. Those on non-flowering plants have a relatively long, fleshy petiole near ground level. Flowering plants have a similar leaf but lack a petiole, the leaf on the side of a brittle flowering stem. The flowers are small and pale coloured and have a dorsal sepal wider than the lateral sepals. The petals are much smaller than the sepals. The labellum is much different in size and shape from the petals and sepals, folded lengthwise with a narrow, ridge-like callus along the mid- line. Taxonomy and naming Townsonia was first formally described in 1906 by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman who published the description in Manual of the New Zealand Flora. Cheeseman described T. deflexa in the same publication making it the type species. Townsonia deflexa occurs in New Zealand. The name Townsonia honours "Mr. W. Townson, of Westport", who discovered the species. The only other species in this genus, Townsonia viridis is a Tasmanian endemic. See also * List of Orchidaceae genera References External links Category:Diurideae genera Category:Acianthinae "
"Cirrhinus rubirostris is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Tenasserim River basin in southeastern Myanmar. It grows to SL. It is fished for local consumption, and sold on small local markets. References Category:Cirrhinus Category:Endemic fauna of Myanmar Category:Fish of Myanmar Category:Fish described in 1997 "