Akysis pulvinatus
Akysis pulvinatus is a species of stream catfish. It is only known from the western half of the Kra Isthmus (i.e. in streams flowing into the Andaman Sea) in southern Thailand.[1][3]
| Akysis pulvinatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Akysidae |
| Genus: | Akysis |
| Species: | A. pulvinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Akysis pulvinatus | |
This is a small catfish, none of the type specimens exceeding 30 mm standard length. Like most Akysis spp. it is brown with yellowish patches but can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters including a yellowish snout, an adipose fin with a long base, a relatively deep caudal peduncle and a forked caudal fin with the lower lobe longer than the upper.[2] Not much is known about the species including population, threats and conservations actions except that it may be caught as bycatch in artisanal fisheries.[1]
References
- Ng, H.H. (2012). "Akysis pulvinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T194493A2341446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T194493A2341446.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- Heok Hee Ng (2007). "Akysis pulvinatus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Akysidae) from southern Thailand" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1608: 51–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1608.1.7.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Akysis pulvinatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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