About the Authors

Yuichi Kano

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuichi Kano, David Dudgeon, Koichi Shibukawa, Kenzo Utsugi

kano@species.jp

Affiliation Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

David Dudgeon

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuichi Kano, David Dudgeon, Koichi Shibukawa, Kenzo Utsugi

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

So Nam

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute of Fisheries Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Hiromitsu Samejima

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Katsutoshi Watanabe

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Chaiwut Grudpan

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Fisheries, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Jarungjit Grudpan

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Fisheries, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

Wichan Magtoon

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Biology, Mahasakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand

Prachya Musikasinthorn

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Phuong Thanh Nguyen

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Fisheries Management and Economics, Can Tho University, Chan Tho, Vietnam

Bounthob Praxaysonbath

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Science, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Tomoyuki Sato

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Siem Reap Freshwater Fishes Laboratory, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Koichi Shibukawa

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuichi Kano, David Dudgeon, Koichi Shibukawa, Kenzo Utsugi

Affiliations Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan, Museum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

Yukihiro Shimatani

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Apinun Suvarnaraksha

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Faculty of Fisheries Technology and Aquatic Resources, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wataru Tanaka

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Graduate Education and Research Training Program in Decision Science for Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Phanara Thach

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute of Fisheries Administration, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Dac Dinh Tran

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Department of Fisheries Management and Economics, Can Tho University, Chan Tho, Vietnam

Tomomi Yamashita

‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Kenzo Utsugi

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuichi Kano, David Dudgeon, Koichi Shibukawa, Kenzo Utsugi

Affiliation Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: YK DD. Funding acquisition: YS. Investigation: CG JG WM PM PTN BP TS KS AS PT DDT TY YK. Methodology: YK HS YS WT. Project administration: KU KS SN. Software: YK HS WT. Writing - original draft: DD YK KU HS KW. Writing - review & editing: DD YK KU HS KW.