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| Scientific Name | Akysis fuliginatus Ng & Rainboth, 2005 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Stung Treng Province, Mekong River on western edge of Kaoh Han, 16 kilometers northeast of Stung Treng, 13°38'N, 106°03'E, Cambodia. |
| 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 | 22mm or 0.9" 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 | Asia: Mekong River in Cambodia. 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) 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 | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13, pp 35, Fig. 4. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.245.2267 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2009 May 08 06:45) |