Akysis pulvinatus
| Akysis pulvinatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Akysidae |
| Genus: | Akysis |
| Species: | A. pulvinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Akysis pulvinatus | |
Akysis pulvinatus is a species of stream catfish. It is known only from the western half of the Kra Isthmus (i.e. in streams flowing into the Andaman Sea), in southern Thailand.[1][3]
This is a small catfish, where none of the type specimens exceeding 30 mm standard length. Like most Akysis species. it is brown with yellowish patches but can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters including a yellowish snout, an adipose fin with a long base, a relatively deep caudal peduncle and a forked caudal fin with the lower lobe longer than the upper.[2] Not much is known about this species including the population, threats and conservation actions, except that it may be caught as a bycatch in artisanal fisheries.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ng, H.H. (2012). "Akysis pulvinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T194493A2341446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T194493A2341446.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Heok Hee Ng (2007). "Akysis pulvinatus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Akysidae) from southern Thailand" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1608: 51–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1608.1.7.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Akysis pulvinatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
[edit]- "Akysis pulvinatus Ng, 2007". PlanetCatfish.
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