/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/clavulus/1.jpg "Akysis clavulus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Akysis clavulus Ng & Freyhof, 2003 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Song Duc My about 10 kilometers west of Ninh Hoa, 12°32.22'N, 109°01.38'E, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam |
| Pronunciation | ack EYE siss - clah voo luss |
| Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm or 1.4" 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. Mouth subterminal; anterior and posterior nostrils separated by distance greater than length of nasal-barbel base; emarginate caudal fin; 3-5 serrae on posterior edge of pectoral spine; evenly-sloping ethmoidal region, sides of head gently curving; 1+ 5-6 gill rakers on first branchial arch; conical-shaped tubercles on head and body; lightly contrasting color pattern, and tubercles arranged in prominent longitudinal rows on ventral third of body. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Cai and Duc My River drainages in central Vietnam. Vietnam waters, Cai (Khanh Hoa) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Vietnam waters, Duc My (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 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Rocks or driftwood to partially deflect the current and for the fish to hide in. Some vegetation or leaf litter also ideal. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 14 (no. 4), pp 312, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
| Search for A. clavulus | |
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 | Look up A. clavulus on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. clavulus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. clavulus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.245.1573 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 07 12:51 (species record created: 2006 Jul 28 08:03) |
