Akysis recavus

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Akysis recavus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae
Genus: Akysis
Species:
A. recavus
Binomial name
Akysis recavus

Akysis recavus is a species of fish in the family Akysidae, the stream catfishes. It is native to Thailand, where it occurs in the Chao Phraya River. It has also been reported from the Mekong basin in Laos. [1]

Akysis recavus is a small catfish, reaching 4 cm (1.6 inches) in standard length. [1]

This fish was described to science by H. H. Ng and M. Kottelat in 1998. [2] Little is known about the biology of the species. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors. Akysis recavus. 2015. FishBase.
  2. Ng, H.H., & Kottelat, M. (1998). The catfish genus Akysis Bleeker (Teleostei: Akysidae) in Indochina, with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Natural History, 32, 1057-1097.
  3. Ng, H. H. 2012. Akysis recavus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.