Akysis Scorteus
📖 Overview
Inhabits small patch of vegetation in a sandy run in a sand- and gravel-bottomed, clear river with an average width of about 30 m .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Diagnosed by the following characters: space between anterior nostril and base of nasal barbel about equal to nostril diameter; anterior and posterior nostrils relatively small (diameter less than that of eye); anterior nostril located at end of short tube; jaws subequal (lip of upper jaw projecting past lower jaw); caudal fin emarginate (not strongly forked); eye dorsolateral, not protruding above head when viewed from side; large depression below eye; posterior edge of pectoral spine with three small serrae (much less than half width of spine); and top of head flat, lacking conspicuous concavity and bony ridges . : elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Akysis Scorteus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Akysis Scorteus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Akysis Scorteus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical known only from Way Seputih in Sumatra, Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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