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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Akysis vespertinus** Ng, 2008
Common Name	Stream Catfish
Type Locality	Headwaters of Ann Chaung drainage, ca. 19 kilometers east by south of Ann, 19°43'N, 94°11'E, Rakhine state, Myanmar.
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: Ann Chaung drainage in Myanmar. Myanmar Waters, Ann Chuang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 3), pp 256, Fig. 1, 4a, 5a.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2008 Nov 22 07:30)