Akysis vespa

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Akysis vespa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae
Genus: Akysis
Species:
A. vespa
Binomial name
Akysis vespa
Ng & Kottelat, 2004

Akysis vespa is a species of fish in the family Akysidae, the stream catfishes. It is endemic to Burma, where it occurs in the Ataran River drainage. [1] This species was described to science in 2004. [2]

Stream catfish family of fishes

The stream catfishes comprise the family Akysidae of catfishes.

Endemism Ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location or habitat

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution. An alternative term for a species that is endemic is precinctive, which applies to species that are restricted to a defined geographical area.

Ataran River is a river of Burma and Thailand. In Thailand, it is usually known as the Kasat River. It merges into the larger Gyaing River and Salween River near the city of Mawlamyine. A main tributary of the Ataran River is the Zami River. The Ataran and its tributaries begin near the Thai-Burmese border and flow in a general north-north-west direction.

This fish reaches up to about 3.1 centimeters in maximum length. The species name vespa ("wasp") refers to its pattern of yellow-orange and brown stripes and the sting it can inflict with its spines. [3]

Little is known about the biology of the species. It is sometimes collected for ornamental use in aquaria. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ng, H. H. 2012. Akysis vespa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 02 April 2015.
  2. Ng, H. H. & Kottelat, M. (2004). Akysis vespa, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Akysidae) from the Ataran River drainage (Myanmar). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 15, 193-200.
  3. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors. Akysis vespa. FishBase. 2015.