PlanetCatfish.com - Akysis maculipinnis (Akysidae) Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Akysis maculipinnis** Fowler, 1934
Common Name	Dwarf Bee Cat
Type Locality	Chantaboon [Chantaburi], southeastern Thailand.
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 macula, meaning spot and pinna, meaning fin; in reference to the spotted fins of this species.
Species Information
Size	31mm or 1.2" 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: Mekong and Chao Phrya (Thailand) basins as well as basins around the upper Gulf of Thailand. Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (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.
pH	6.0 - 7.2
Temperature	17.0-23.0°C or 62.6-73.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will feed readily on live/frozen food. User data.
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	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86, pp 97, Fig. 46.
Registered Keepers	There are 9 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2005 Oct 05 00:00)