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Scientific Name	**Acrochordonichthys guttatus** Ng & Ng, 2001
Common Name
Type Locality	Barito River drainage, Sungai Barito at Muara Laung, Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia.
Pronunciation	ack roe KOR don ick thees
Etymology	Acrochordonichthys: From the Greek akrochordon, meaning wart, and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the tuberculate skin.
Species Information
Size	98mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Catfish of the genus Acrochordonichthys are cryptically coloured species generally found at the bottoms of rivers throughout Southeast Asia. They have a highly rugose skin with tubercles arranged in longitudinal rows along the side of the body, a long low adipose fin and an emarginate caudal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: known only from the Barito River drainage in Borneo, Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Barito (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 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Journal of Fish Biology v. 58 (no. 2), pp 394, Figs. 6-8, 10.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2010 Aug 01 22:04)