Summary of akysis |
Pronounced | ack EYE siss |
Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. |
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. |
Size | Smallest 22mm, largest 60mm, average 36mm, most commonly 35mm. All SL. |
Species | There are 25 "species" in the database |
Keepers | 1 species (4.0%) are being kept by registered keepers |
New spp. / time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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Distribution |
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Most Kept Species |
1. | (100%) |
Genus Thumbnails |
A. bilustris (i:3, k:0) A. brachybarbatus (i:1, k:0) A. clavulus (i:1, k:0) A. clinatus (i:3, k:0) A. ephippifer (i:3, k:0) A. fontaneus (i:3, k:0) A. fuliginatus (i:0, k:0) A. galeatus (i:1, k:0) A. hendricksoni (i:5, k:0) A. heterurus (i:1, k:0) A. longifilis (i:9, k:0) A. maculipinnis (i:12, k:0) A. manipurensis (i:0, k:0) A. microps (i:3, k:0) A. patrator (i:3, k:0) A. pictus (i:2, k:0) A. portellus (i:5, k:0) A. prashadi (i:23, k:0) A. pulvinatus (i:8, k:0) A. recavus (i:2, k:0) A. scorteus (i:1, k:0) A. variegatus (i:1, k:0) A. varius (i:2, k:0) A. vespa (i:6, k:1) A. vespertinus (i:3, k:0)
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