Akysis bilustris

Species of fish

Akysis bilustris
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae
Genus: Akysis
Species:
A. bilustris
Binomial name
Akysis bilustris
Ng, 2011

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Akysis bilustris". FishBase. June 2014 version.
  3. ^ 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.

Data related to Akysis bilustris at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Akysis bilustris


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