Akysis bilustris
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. 1 2 3 4 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.) (2014). "Akysis bilustris" in 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

Data related to Akysis bilustris at Wikispecies


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