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Acrochordonichthys gyrinus Vidthayanon & Ng, 2003

Falcate chameleon catfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Akysidae (Stream catfishes) > Parakysinae
Etymology: Acrochordonichthys: Greek, akros = summit, topmost + Greek, chorda = nervous line + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  gyrinus: The specific name is derived from the Latin gyrinus (rounded or curve), referring to the concave posterior margin of the pectoral fin of this species (Ref. 50585).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: known only from the type locality, the Yom River at Phitsanulok, part of the upper Chao Phraya basin in Thailand.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58784)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

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 (Ref. 50585). Caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 50585).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits mainstreams (Ref. 58784). Feeds on crustaceans and benthic organisms (Ref. 58784).

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Vidthayanon, C. and H.H. Ng, 2003. Acrochordichthys gyrinus, a new species of akysid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Thailand. Zootaxa 183:1-7. (Ref. 50585)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 17 December 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).