Falcate chameleon catfish (Acrochordonichthys gyrinus)

Scientific name: Acrochordonichthys gyrinus Vidthayanon & Ng, 2003

Falcate chameleon catfish (Acrochordonichthys gyrinus)

The Falcate chameleon catfish (Acrochordonichthys gyrinus) is a freshwater fish of the family Akysidae. Native range: Asia, known only from the type locality, the Yom River at Phitsanulok, part of the upper Chao Phraya basin in Thailand.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-5; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 39. Concave posterior margin of the pectoral fin; head depth 9.8-11.4% SL; dorsal to adipose distance 7.4-8.6% SL; body depth at anus 8.3-10.5% SL; maximum width of humeral process 16.3% its length; and anterior margin of anal fin and posterior margin of adipose fin straight. Caudal fin emarginate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acrochordonichthys gyrinus
Family
Akysidae (Stream catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from the type locality, the Yom River at Phitsanulok, part of the upper Chao Phraya basin in Thailand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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