/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/strigosus/1.jpg "Acrochordonichthys strigosus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/strigosus/2.jpg "Acrochordonichthys strigosus")
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| Scientific Name | Acrochordonichthys strigosus Ng & Ng, 2001 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mouth of Sungai Putan to 3 kilometers downstream, 1°02'28.0''N, 112°59'58.6''E, Sungai Sibau, Kalimantan Barat, 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 | 84mm or 3.3" 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 Kapuas River drainage in Borneo, Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (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 403, Figs. 5-6, 8, 13. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.246.591 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2006 Dec 29 10:01) |