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Akysidae (Stream catfishes) > Parakysinae
Etymology: Acrochordonichthys: Greek, akros = summit, topmost + Greek, chorda = nervous line + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); strigosus: Named for its relatively slender body, strigosus, slender.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: known only from the Kapuas River drainage in Borneo, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37794)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Vertebrae: 40. Dorsal to adipose distance 7.2% HL; snout length 39.2% HL. Body depth at anus 9.7% SL; and caudal peduncle depth 4.5% SL. Thick humeral process 18.4% SL. Rounded posterior margin of adipose fin. Male genital papilla short and thick. Branchiostegal rays 5 (Ref. 37794).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 2001. A revision of the akysid catfish genus Acrochordonichthys Bleeker. J. Fish Biol. 58(2):386-418. (Ref. 37794)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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