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    Scientific NameAkysis fuliginatus    Ng & Rainboth, 2005
    Common Name
    Type LocalityStung Treng Province, Mekong River on western edge of Kaoh Han, 16 kilometers northeast of Stung Treng, 13°38'N, 106°03'E, Cambodia.
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationack EYE siss
    EtymologyFrom the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder.
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    Size22mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
    IdentificationFishes 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.

    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.
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    DistributionAsia
    Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri (click on these areas to find other species found there)
    Mekong, Lower Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Data Deficient
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceRaffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13, pp 35, Fig. 4.
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    Last UpdateFri Dec 29, 2023 1:31 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)