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| Scientific Name | Akysis hendricksoni Alfred, 1966 |
| Common Name(s) | Hendrickson's Catfish |
| Type Locality | Trengganu R. at Kuala Brang, Trengganu, Malaya. |
| Pronunciation | ack EYE siss - hen DRICK sonn eye |
| Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. Named after J. R. Hendrickson. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 49mm (1.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Many species of Akysis are not easy to identify, but this is one of the few species that have been imported into the aquarium trade. The contrasting pattern of chocolate brown and pale yellow helps to distinguish this species, but is by no means unique to it. Distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: presence of 4-6 serrae on posterior edge of pectoral spine; head length 17.7-26.5% SL; head width 25.4-28.7% SL; body depth at anus 13.0-17.0% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 8.1-10.1% SL; interorbital distance 43-64% HL; length of nasal barbel 55-79% HL; length of maxillary barbel 102-167% HL; and caudal fin deeply emarginate |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Malay Peninsula and southern (peninsular) Thailand. Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Peninsular Thailand Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.4 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 16.0-22.0°C or 60.8-71.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Best kept in a well-oxygenated tank, preferably with some current. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on most foods, but live or frozen food is preferred. In the wild, the diet consists primarily of small invertebrates, particularly small atyid shrimps of the genus Caridina. |
| Furniture | Rocks or driftwood to partially deflect the current and for the fish to hide in. Some vegetation or leaf litter also ideal. |
| Compatibility | Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Copeia1966 (no. 3) - pp467 - Fig. 1 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Jan 24 05:40 (species record created: 2003 Feb 21 00:00) |
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