Acrochordonichthys gyrinus, Falcate chameleon catfish

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Acrochordonichthys gyrinus Vidthayanon & Ng, 2003

Falcate chameleon catfish
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal. Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 58784)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 4 - 5; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10; Vértebra: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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: Version 2025-1)

  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 (Referencia 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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  3.8   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈