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Scientific Name	**Akysis bilustris** Ng, 2011
Common Name
Type Locality	Xe Kong where Houai Tamopat enters it, downstream of Ban Khanmaknao, 14°36'31''N, 106°33'08''E, Attapeu Province, Laos.
Pronunciation	ack EYE siss
Etymology	From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder.
Species Information
Size	25mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Xe Kong drainage, Mekong River drainage, southern Laos. Mekong, Xe Kong (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 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa No. 3066, pp 62, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2011 Oct 24 06:36)