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Pseudobagarius similis (Ng & Kottelat, 1998) |
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photo by
Ng, H.H. |
| Family: | Akysidae (Stream catfishes), subfamily: Akysinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong basin in southern Viet Nam. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-32. Distinguished from all its congeners by the following unique combination of characters: slender body (body depth at anus 8.2-10.3% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 3.5-4.5% SL); extremely narrow head (head width 17.5-20.2% SL); small and close-set eyes (eye diameter 6-10% HL; interorbital distance 20-26% HL); short nasal barbels (11-17% HL); the presence of 6-8 serrae along the posterior edge of the pectoral spine and 8-9 branchiostegal rays; and caudal fin strongly forked with pointed lobes (Ref. 30226). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 February 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||