Biology:Akysis bilustris
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Akysis bilustris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Akysidae |
Genus: | Akysis |
Species: | A. bilustris
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Binomial name | |
Akysis bilustris Ng, 2011
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Akysis bilustris is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae (the stream catfishes), known only from two geographically proximate localities in the Xe Kong drainage, a major subdrainage of the Mekong River, in Laos and Cambodia.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 2.57 centimetres (1.01 in) SL.[3]
Habitat and ecology
A. bilustris occurs in streams and rivers, on sandy to muddy substrates with submerged vegetation and/or debris.[1]
Relationship to humans
A. bilustris is a component of local subsistence fisheries.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kottelat, M. (2012). "Akysis bilustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T202267A2743115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T202267A2743115.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/202267/2743115. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Akysis bilustris" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. (2011). "Fishes of the Xe Kong drainage in Laos, especially from the Xe Kaman". Co-Management of freshwater biodiversity in the Sekong Basin. WWF & Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. pp. 1–29. http://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/fishes_of_xe_kaman_2011.pdf.
Further reading
- Ng, H.H. (2011). "Akysis bilustris, a new species of catfish from southern Laos (Siluriformes: Akysidae)". Zootaxa 3066: 61–68. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z03066p068f.pdf. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13256503 entry
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