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