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| Scientific Name | Akysis vespa Ng & Kottelat, 2004 |
| Common Names | Orange Banded Stone Catfish Orange Banded Hillstream Catfish, Wasp Stream Catfish |
| Type Locality | Stream "Chon Son" between Kyondaw and Phadaw, about 20 kilometers northwest of Payathouzu (at border with Thailand), 15°25'N, 98°15'E, Kayin State, Myanmar. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | ack EYE siss |
| Etymology | From 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 35mm or 1.4" 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. 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 Salween (Thanlwin), Ataran (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 3), pp 194, Figs. 1-3, 5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.245.1199 | |
| Last Update | Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:31 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |