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Scientific Name	**Akysis prashadi** Hora, 1936
Common Names	Indawgyi Stream Catfish Prashad's Catfish
Type Locality	Indawgyi Lake and round about Kamaing in the Myitkyina District, Upper Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Akysis variegatus, Akysis variegatus variegatus
Pronunciation	ack EYE siss - prah shard ee
Etymology	From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. Named after the Indian ichthyologist, B. Prashad.
Species Information
Size	60mm or 2.4" 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. Many species of Akysis are not easy to identify, but this is one of the few species that have been imported into the aquarium trade. One of the larger species of Akysis distinguished by the lack of serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine (though this character is not unique to this species).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Myanmar. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
pH	6.4 - 7.2
Temperature	16.0-22.0°C or 60.8-71.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily feeds on most foods, but live or frozen food is preferred. User data.
Furniture	Rocks or driftwood to partially deflect the current and for the fish to hide in. Some vegetation or leaf litter also ideal.
Compatibility	Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids.
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 38 (pt 2), pp 200, Figs. 1, 2(b-c).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:36 (species record created: 2005 Apr 12 00:00)