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Ataran River is a river of
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
(most of its course) and Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
(the uppermost part). In Thailand, it is usually known as the Kasat River. It merges into the larger Gyaing River
Gyaing River
Myanmar's net is a river of
Several fish species that sometimes are seen in the aquarium trade are native to the Ataran basin, including the Burmese border loach (''Botia kubotai''), humphead glassfish (''Parambassis pulcinella''), ''
Myanmar's net is a river of
Salween River
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
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near the city of Mawlamyine
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; , ; th, เมาะลำเลิง ; mnw, မတ်မလီု, ), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), ''World Gazetteer'' south east of Yangon and south of Thaton, at th ...
. A main tributary of the Ataran River is the Zami River
Zami River ( my, ဇမိမြစ်) is a river of Myanmar, arising at in southern Kayin State. It flows north past Kyondaw, Phadaw, Apalon, Kanni, Kyungyaung, Danon, Kyain Seikgyi and Chaunghanakwa, where it flows into Mon State. ...
. The Ataran and its tributaries begin near the Thai-Burmese border and flow in a general north-north-west direction.
Several fish species that sometimes are seen in the aquarium trade are native to the Ataran basin, including the Burmese border loach (''Botia kubotai''), humphead glassfish (''Parambassis pulcinella''), ''Microdevario kubotai
''Microdevario kubotai'' is a species of cyprinid found in southeast Asian rivers and streams. It belongs to the genus ''Microdevario'', which contains small danionins. 2009. Molecular phylogenetic interrelationships of the south Asian cyprinid g ...
'' and '' Caelatoglanis zonatus'' etc.
See also
*List of rivers of Burma
This is a list of rivers in Myanmar (also known as Burma).
This list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Indian Ocean
* Nāf River
* Kaladan River
* Lemro Riv ...
References
Rivers of Myanmar {{Myanmar-river-stub