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Scientific Name Pseudobagarius subtilis  (Ng & Kottelat, 1998)
Common Name
Type Locality Mekong River, 21.5 kilometers downstream from Ban Tha Kai, 21.5 kilometers downstream from Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
Synonym(s) Akysis subtilis
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Size 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Catfish of the genus Pseudobagarius are akysids with the snout extending well in front of the tip of lower jaw (which renders the mouth subterminal). The front and back nostrils are relatively large and closely set (separated only by the base of the nasal barbel). The caudal fin is deeply forked.
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Distribution Asia: known only from the Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand.
Laos Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
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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 Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of Natural History v. 32 (no. 7), pp 1076, Figs. 4g, 10, 13e.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 15:39 (species record created: 2011 Sep 22 11:25)