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Scientific Name	**Akysis varius** Ng & Kottelat, 1998
Common Name
Type Locality	Xe Bangfai, about 3 kilometers upriver of Pan Pakphanang, Khammouan 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	40mm or 1.6" 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 basin. 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 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Journal of Natural History v. 32 (no. 7), pp 1093, Figs. 4m, 13k, 17b, 18.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2014 Nov 17 03:30)