Akysis heterurus • Akysidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Akysis heterurus** Ng, 1996
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Sg. Alai at 19.5 km Muara Bung-Muara Tebo road, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Pronunciation	ack EYE siss
Etymology	From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder.
Species Information
Identification	Fishes of the genus Akysis are small species (typically not larger than 50mm SL) with tuberculate skin and a cryptic color pattern generally consisting of yellow patches or bands on a brown body. They have a distribution ranging from the Irrawaddy River drainage to the west, the Citarum River drainage to the east and south and the Lancanjiang (upper Mekong) drainage to the north.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 44 (no. 1) 4 Figs. 1-2
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Akysis heterurus Ng, 1996

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Sg. Alai at 19.5 km Muara Bung-Muara Tebo road, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Pronunciation

ack EYE siss

Etymology

From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder.

Species Information

Identification

Fishes of the genus Akysis are small species (typically not larger than 50mm SL) with tuberculate skin and a cryptic color pattern generally consisting of yellow patches or bands on a brown body. They have a distribution ranging from the Irrawaddy River drainage to the west, the Citarum River drainage to the east and south and the Lancanjiang (upper Mekong) drainage to the north.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Asia.

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 44 (no. 1) 4 Figs. 1-2

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports