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Scientific Name | Akysis ephippifer Ng & Kottelat, 1998 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Stung Santréa, 40 kilometers from Pomnac, Cambodia. |
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 | |
Size | 29mm or 1.1" 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 basin. Mekong (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 | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Journal of Natural History v. 32 (no. 7), pp 1078, Figs. 4h, 11, 13f. |
Registered Keepers | There are 3 registered keepers, 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. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.245.6314 | |
Last Update | 2014 Nov 19 12:46 (species record created: 2014 Nov 17 03:30) |