Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma Bleeker, 1858
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma
photo by Ng, H.H.

Family:  Akysidae (Stream catfishes), subfamily: Parakysinae
Max. size:  10.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: known only from the Citarum River drainage in Java, Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 39-39. Dorsal to adipose distance (9.8% SL); long snout (length 39% HL). Narrow head, 18.3% SL. Body depth at anus 10% SL. Thick humeral process (maximum width 18.4% SL). Angular anterior and posterior margin of adipose fin. Male genital papilla long and slender. Branchiostegal rays 5 (Ref. 37794).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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