Featured Publications

Fish Diversity and Fish Community Structure in Wang Nong Reservoir, Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand.

published on 30 April 2026
Fish diversity in reservoirs is vital for sustaining food security and livelihoods in rural communities. Wang Nong Reservoir, in Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand, supports - Read More…

Authors

Tiengtam, N., & Pachanawan, A.

Publication Date

30 April 2026

Publication Name

ASEAN Journal of Scientific and Technological Reports

Topics

Wang Nong Reservoir, biodiversity, survey, community structure, Thailand

A chromosome-level whole genome of Red mahseer (Tor sinensis)

published on 7 May 2026
Genomic resources for Tor species are currently limited, and their molecular systematics remain poorly resolved. In this study, we report the first chromosome -level genome - Read More…

Authors

Que, Y., Li, W., Wu, J., Hu, X., Wang, E., Dong, W., & Zhu, B.

Publication Date

7 May 2026

Publication Name

Nature

Topics

Mekong, Genome, Tor sinensis, chromosome, Red mahseer, fish

A systematic review and risk matrix of plastic litter impacts on aquatic wildlife: A case study of the Mekong and Ganges River Basins

published on 15 October 2022
To help assess the risk to aquatic species where empirical data is lacking, this review presents i) a risk assessment methodology for predicting plastic litter impacts - Read More…

Authors

Roman, L., B.D. Hardesty, and Q. Schuyler

Publication Date

15 October 2022

Publication Name

Science of the Total Environment

Topics

Anthropogenic debris, Catfish, Dolphin, Entanglement, Gharial, Plastic ingestion

The mismatch between morphological and molecular attribution of three Glossogobius species in the Mekong Delta

published on 23 June 2022
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is the granary for the whole country, providing animal and plant resources, especially fish. Among the fish species, the genus - Read More…

Authors

Truong, N.T., G.H. Phan, T.T.H. Lam, T.H.D. Nguyen, D.T. Khang, M.T. Tran, N.S. Tran, and Q.M Dinh

Publication Date

23 June 2022

Publication Name

BMC Zoology

Topics

Goby, Glossogobius genus, Genetic distance, Phylogenetic tree, Vietnam

Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar

published on 15 June 2022
The current project progresses a program of work, which started as a proof-of-concept study, before developing into a more comprehensive research and implementation phase and - Read More…

Authors

Baumgartner, L.J., P. Collier, J. Conallin, N. Ning, W. Robinson, B. Cooper, L. Crase, K. Homsombath, D. Singhanouvong, O. Phonekhampeng, G. Thorncraft, N. Win, N. Htun, A.M. Swe, Z. Lunn, and T. Marsden

Publication Date

15 June 2022

Publication Name

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Topics

East Asia, Floodplains, Fishery, Flood Plain, Cambodia, Spawning, Habitats, Food Security

The reproductive biology of Mystus mysticetus Robert, 1992 in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

published on 2 June 2022
This investigation aims to study the reproductive traits, including sex ratio, spawning season and pattern, batch fecundity (F), and length at first maturity (Lm), of - Read More…

Authors

Vo, L.T.T. , A.N. Tran, T.Q. Phan, and Q.M. Dinh

Publication Date

2 June 2022

Publication Name

The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Topics

Spawning season, Multi-spawner, Batch fecundity, Hau River, Length at first maturity

Diverse migration tactics of fishes within the large tropical Mekong River system

published on 02 June 2022
In this study, within- and among-species diversity in life history migratory tactics of six Mekong fish genera was examined using otolith microchemistry to explore diadromous - Read More…

Authors

Vu, A.V., L.J. Baumgartner, M. Mallen-Cooper, G.S. Doran, K.E. Limburg, B.M. Gillanders, J.D. Thiem, J.A. Howitt, C.M. Kewish, J. Reinhardt, and I.G. Cowx

Publication Date

02 June 2022

Publication Name

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Topics

Diadromy, fish migration, Mekong River, otolith microchemistry, trace metals

Assessing long-term changes in annual monsoon inundations in the Mekong Delta (Cambodia): Testing an innovative approach linking remote sensing and in-situ measurements to overcome data scarcity

published on 23–27 May 2022
The Mekong’s hydrological regime has been impacted by shifts in land cover, the construction of hydropower infrastructure, and climate change. Yet the effects of these changes - Read More…

Authors

Orieschnig, C., G. Belaud, J.-P. Venot, and S. Massuel

Publication Date

23–27 May 2022

Publication Name

EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria

Topics

Monsoon, floodplains, remote sensing

Strain-specific effects of broodstock size on fecundity and offspring performance in bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864)

published on 16 May 2022
This study investigated the relationships among parental body weight, egg size and number, and offspring performance at the larval, juvenile and grow-out stages of bighead - Read More…

Authors

Duong, T., N.T. Nguyen, N. and Le

Publication Date

16 May 2022

Publication Name

Aquaculture Research

Topics

Clarias, fish growth, maternal effects, parent–egg–progeny, reproduction, selection