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Akysis sp. varius Ng & Kottelat, 1998
Image contributors to this species:
Nonn Panitvong (1)
ScotCat Sources:
Etymology = Genus  
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 varius , 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: 4cm (1½ins) 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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