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Pseudobagarius alfredi (Ng & Kottelat, 1998) |
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photo by
Ng, H.H. |
| Family: | Akysidae (Stream catfishes), subfamily: Akysinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Tasek Bera in Malaysia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 32-33. Distinguished from all its congeners by possessing tubercles with poorly-demarcated, indistinct margins (versus tubercles with well-demarcated and distinct margins) and the following combination of characters: head width 20.3-25.0% SL; body depth at anus 11.3-14.7% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 5.7-7.3% SL; pectoral-fin length 23.1-28.9% SL; interorbital distance 34-39% HL; eye diameter 7-11% HL; length of nasal barbel 29-65% HL; length of maxillary barbel 122-144% HL; length of outer mandibular barbel 88-134% HL; color pattern of dark-colored patches on a predominantly light-colored body (versus predominantly dark-colored body with light-colored patches in its congeners); and caudal fin strongly forked (Ref. 30226). | |||
| Biology: | Recorded from small slow-flowing forested streams with acidic water (Ref. 84801). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 September 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||