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Akysis maculipinnis Fowler, 1934

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Distinguished from all its congeners by the following combination of characters: head length 22.0-28.6% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 8.8-10.7% SL; length of anal-fin base 15.2-19.1% SL; eye diameter 12-16% HL; length of nasal barbel 57-92% HL; 3-4 serrae on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine; and caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 30226).

Common Names

  • 斑鰭粒鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斑鳍粒鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Akysidae

    Genus: Akysis

    Species: Akysis maculipinnis Fowler, 1934

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Mekong and Chao Phrya (Thailand) basins as well as basins around the upper Gulf of Thailand.

    • Biology

    Inhabits large muddy river channels. Not seen in the markets (Ref. 12693).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic