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Heok Hee Ng (2)

Abstract: A new species of sisoroid catfish in the genus is described from the Mae Klong drainage in western Thailand, marking the first record of this genus there. The new species, can be distinguished from congeners in having the adipose fin preceded by a long, low ridge contacting the base of the last dorsal-fin ray and a colour pattern of a light brown body with a chocolate brown reticulate pattern on its sides. (Heok Hee Ng. et al). Aquarium Care: Akysis are easy to keep for any decent fishkeeper. You can keep in small tanks (30cm wide x 20cm high x 30cm deep) with a sand bottom, small pipes, and caves. They will either bury themselves in the sand or hide in caves and pipes. They are not usually active during the day but will spring to action and eat voraciously and crazily if food is put in the tank. Diet: They will eat bloodworm, chopped earthworms, whiteworm, daphnia, and sinking pellets (although they seem to prefer live or frozen food). Etymology: The genus name Akysis: A = without; kysis = bladder, in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. The specific name patrator: Latin for achiever or accomplisher, referring to how the discovery of this species closed a “significant gap” in the geographic distribution of the genus.

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Akysidae

Asia: Mae Klong drainage in western Thailand.

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18-22°C (63-71°F)

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Heok Hee Ng, Parinya Pawangkhanant and Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, 2022. Plugging the gap: description of a new species represents a new record of the genus from the Mae Klong drainage in western Thailand (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Akysidae).
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.