Author: Roberts, 1992
Comments: Often found in mixed schools with <i>M. multiradiatus</i> which congregate around tree limbs and other solid objects, browsing the hard surfaces for zooplankton, aquatic insects, crustaceans and rotifers.  Move into flooded forests during the rainy season and returns to rivers in November and December in the lower Mekong.  Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same family (Ref. 205).  Marketed fresh or smoked on a skewer (Ref. 12693).