Biology:Akysis bilustris

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Short description: Species of fish

Akysis bilustris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae
Genus: Akysis
Species:
A. bilustris
Binomial name
Akysis bilustris
Ng, 2011

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. 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. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Akysis bilustris" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
  3. 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13256503 entry