Akysis bilustris is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae (the stream catfishes), known only from two geographically proximate localities in the Xe Kong drainage, a major subdrainage of the Mekong River, in Laos and Cambodia.[1][2] This species grows to a length of 2.57 centimetres (1.01 in) SL.[3]
Akysis bilustris | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Akysidae |
Genus: | Akysis |
Species: | A. bilustris |
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Akysis bilustris Ng, 2011 | |
A. bilustris occurs in streams and rivers, on sandy to muddy substrates with submerged vegetation and/or debris.[1]
A. bilustris is a component of local subsistence fisheries.[1]
Data related to Akysis bilustris at Wikispecies
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