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Akysidae (Stream catfishes) > Akysinae
Etymology: Akysis: Derived from Greek, a = without + Greek, kysthos = bladder (Ref. 45335); clinatus: From the Latin clinatus, meaning slanting. This is in reference to the steeply-sloping predorsal profile of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Stung Chhay River in Cambodia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56231)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 32 - 34. A member of the Akysis variegatus group which differs from its congeners in possessing a short adipose-fin base (13.0-15.4% SL), a steeply-sloping predorsal profile and a unique combination of the following characters: pectoral spine length 16.1-17.4% SL, body depth at anus 15.7-17.0% SL, eye diameter 9-10% HL, anterior nostrils separated by more than half of interorbital distance, serrations on posterior edge of pectoral spine, and emarginate caudal fin (Ref. 56231).
Found among leaf litter in a swift-flowing stream with a sandy bottom (Ref. 56231).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and W.J. Rainboth, 2005. Four new species of Akysis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Akysidae) from mainland Southeast Asia, with comments on A. similis. Raffles Bull. Zool. Supplement (13):33-42. (Ref. 56231)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).