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Akysidae (Stream catfishes) > Parakysinae
Etymology: Acrochordonichthys: Greek, akros = summit, topmost + Greek, chorda = nervous line + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: known only from the Citarum River drainage in Java, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
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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