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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. |
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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. |
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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) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
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Breeding | Unknown. |
Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
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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. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2019 Aug 23 05:53 (species record created: 2007 Oct 28 06:42) |