Akysis Bilustris
📖 Overview
Akysis Bilustris (Akysis bilustris), first described by Ng, 2011 is a tiny fish in the family Akysidae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 2.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Akysis bilustris is distinguished from congeners by a combination of the following characters: eye diameter 14.0–17.5% HL; serrae on posterior margin of pectoral spine 2–3 and longer than half width of spine, pectoral fin reaching to or overlapping pelvic-fin base (length 24.5–29.3% SL), adipose-fin base length 14.3–18.3% SL, body depth at anus 11.4–13.8% SL, caudal-peduncle length 19.6–23.4% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 6.7–9.2% SL; caudal fin emarginate, and vertebrae 30–31 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Akysis Bilustris is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 15°N - 14°N, 106°E - 107°E Known only from two geographically proximate localities in the Xe Kong drainage, a major subdrainage of the Mekong River in southern Laos (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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