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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Akysis portellus Ng, 2009 |
| Common Name | Stream Catfish |
| Type Locality | Shwe Kyinm 17°55'N, 96°53'E, Than Kyaw Toe, Bago division, Myanmar. |
| Pronunciation | ack EYE siss |
| Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. From the Latin portella, the diminutive form of porta, meaning door. It alludes to the relatively small mouth of this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 34mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| 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: Myanmar. Known from the type locality in the Sittang River drainage, southern Myanmar. Myanmar Waters, Sittang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unknown. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal of Threatened Taxa v. 1 (no. 1), pp 3, Figs. 1-5. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There are 2 wishes to keep this species, see who wants what. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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 | Look up A. portellus on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.245.1809 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2007 Oct 28 06:42) |
