Akysis bilustris
Akysis bilustris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Akysidae |
Genus: | Akysis |
Species: | A. bilustris
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Binomial name | |
Akysis bilustris Ng, 2011
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Akysis bilustris is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae (the stream catfishes), known only from two geographically proximate localities in the Xe Kong drainage, a major subdrainage of the Mekong River, in Laos and Cambodia.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 2.57 centimetres (1.01 in) SL.[3]
Habitat and ecology[]
A. bilustris occurs in streams and rivers, on sandy to muddy substrates with submerged vegetation and/or debris.[1]
Relationship to humans[]
A. bilustris is a component of local subsistence fisheries.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Kottelat, M. (2012). "Akysis bilustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T202267A2743115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T202267A2743115.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Akysis bilustris" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
- ^ Kottelat, M. (2011). "Fishes of the Xe Kong drainage in Laos, especially from the Xe Kaman" (PDF). Co-Management of freshwater biodiversity in the Sekong Basin. WWF & Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. pp. 1–29.
Further reading[]
- Ng, H.H. (2011). "Akysis bilustris, a new species of catfish from southern Laos (Siluriformes: Akysidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3066: 61–68. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
External links[]
Data related to Akysis bilustris at Wikispecies
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Akysidae
- Catfish of Asia
- Fish of Laos
- Fish of Cambodia
- Fish described in 2011
- Siluriformes stubs