Description

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Common Names

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Tiikerijokimonni , Finnish , Finland

Belang , Javanese , Indonesia

Kekel , Javanese , Indonesia

Pa khi hia , Laotian , Laos

Bangon , Malay , Indonesia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Akysidae

Genus: Akysis

Species: Akysis variegatus (Bleeker, 1846)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: northern Borneo (Ref. 7050) and Mekong basin (Ref. 12693).

Biology

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Found at bottom depths in the middle Mekong mainstream and in smaller tributary streams. May be found in decaying vegetation. Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

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demersal