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Akysis bilustris
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Akysis bilustris (Akysis bilustris) specimen
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Akysidae

Akysis bilustris

Akysis bilustris

Known from two sites in the Xe Kong

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

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.

Family
Akysidae
Genus
Akysis
Maximum length
2.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: Laos. Known only from two geographically proximate localities in the Xe Kong drainage, a major subdrainage of the Mekong River in southern Laos (Ref. 87997 ).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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