Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Posterior edge of pectoral spine without serrations. Body with a single dark yellow patch (actually 2 smaller coalescent patches) covering the dorsum from the origin of the adipose fin to the end of the caudal peduncle. Head length 24.4-24.5% SL; length of adipose fin base 22-23.6% SL; interorbital distance 34-39% HL; eye diameter 8-10% HL; length of nasal barbel 54-57% HL (Ref. 44391).

Common Names

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Burmese stream catfish , English , India

花粒鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

花粒鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Akysidae

Genus: Akysis

Species: Akysis pictus Günther, 1883

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: Myanmar.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic