Akysis bilustris explained

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. This species grows to a length of 2.57cm (01.01inches) SL.^[1]

Habitat and ecology

A. bilustris occurs in streams and rivers, on sandy to muddy substrates with submerged vegetation and/or debris.

Relationship to humans

A. bilustris is a component of local subsistence fisheries.

Further reading

• Ng . H.H. . 2011 . Akysis bilustris, a new species of catfish from southern Laos (Siluriformes: Akysidae) . . 3066 . 61–68 . 19 June 2014.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kottelat, M.. 2011. Fishes of the Xe Kong drainage in Laos, especially from the Xe Kaman. Co-Management of freshwater biodiversity in the Sekong Basin. WWF & Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. 1–29.