Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 6 - 9; Vertebrae: 35 - 36. Short nasal barbels (1.0-6.0 % HL). Wide-set eyes, interorbital distance 38.9-47.5% HL. Head with gently-sloping lateral margins. A broadly rounded snout when viewed dorsally (Ref. 37794).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Akysidae

Genus: Acrochordonichthys

Species: Acrochordonichthys chamaeleon (Vaillant, 1902)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in streams in upland area with relatively fast flowing water, usually among submerged vegetation or under logs (Ref. 56749).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless