Akysis
prashadi Hora, 1936 |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Adrian
Taylor
(4) Steve
Grant
(1) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (2)
Allan James (1) |
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Dorsal spines (total):
1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45; Vertebrae: 34 - 35. Posterior edge
of pectoral spine without serrations. Head length 20.6-23.8% SL;
head width 21.4-25.1% SL; interorbital distance 35-37% HL; length
of nasal barbel 63-68% HL. Caudal fin deeply emarginate. Aquarium
Care: Like other
members of its genera, Akysis prashadi is more at home
in aquaria having a sand substrate interspersed with small rocks
and pebbles mixed with thick clumps of plants. Unless feeding, when
they are highly active, they can be over looked in aquaria that
has a sand substrate as they like nothing better than to bury themselves,
leaving only their nasal barbels which protrude slightly from the
sand to indicate where they are. Water conditions although not critical,
(as long as it is low in nitrates) should be provided with a temperature
range of between 18°C and 27°C, and pH values of between
6.5 and 7.2. Diet: Feeding Akysis prashadi
does not cause any difficulty, as long as you use frozen or live
foods such as bloodworms, brine shrimps, white worms and daphnia,
as they tend to ignore commercially prepared foods. |
| Common
Name: |
Indawgyi
stream catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Akysis
variegatus variegatus |
| Family: |
Akysidaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Indawgyi Lake and northern Irrawaddy River basin, Myanmar. Type
locality: South end of Indawgyi Lake, along sw. shore,
Myitkyina Dist., Upper Burma. |
| Size:
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6.5cm
(2½ins) |
| Temp: |
18-27°C
(63-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Ng, H.H.
1999 The Akysis of Myanmar: a review (Teleostei: Akysidae). Raffles
Bull. Zool. 47(2):541-548.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 139. Jan. 2008. |
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