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Pseudobagarius subtilis (Ng & Kottelat, 1998) |
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photo by
WWF Thailand-Canon / Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Akysidae (Stream catfishes), subfamily: Akysinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known only from the Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 35-36. Distinguished from all its congeners by the following unique combination of characters: slender body (body depth at anus 11.9-13.5% SL); depth of caudal peduncle 5.5-5.8% SL; extremely narrow head ( head width 17.5-18.7% SL); small and close set-eyes (eye diameter 7-9% HL; interorbital distance 33-38% HL); short nasal barbels (23-30% HL); possession of 35-36 total vertebrae; presence of 1+ 3 gill rakers on the first branchial arch; 5-6 serrae on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine; 8 branchiostegal rays; caudal fin strongly forked with pointed lobes (Ref. 30226). Body brown with 2 dark patches along dorsum at base of dorsal and adipose fins (Ref. 43281). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 February 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||