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Akysis sp. ephippifer  Ng & Kottelat, 1998
Image contributors to this species:
Nonn Panitvong (1)
ScotCat Sources:
Etymology = Genus Etymology = species
Other Sources:
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Relevant Information: This species was collected by the image contributor in the Phitsanulork Prov. Upper Choa Phraya, Thailand although it is similar to Akysis ephippifer, which comes from the Mekong drainage, this is from the Phraya drainage so it may be an undescibed species.
Common Name: None
Synonyms: None
Family: Akysidaemblycipitidae
Distribution: Asia: Thailand; Phitsanulork Prov. Upper Choa Phraya.
Size: 3cm (1¼ins) sl.
Temp: 18-24°C (63-75°F)
p.H. 6.5-7.5.
Reference: Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 1998. The catfish genus Akysis Bleeker (Teleostei: Akysidae) in Indochina, with descriptions of six new species. J. Nat. Hist. 32:1057-1097.


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