Akysis clinatus Ng & Rainboth, 2005

Family:  Akysidae (Stream catfishes), subfamily: Akysinae
Max. size:  3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Stung Chhay River in Cambodia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 32-34. A member of the Akysis variegatus group which differs from its congeners in possessing a short adipose-fin base (13.0-15.4% SL), a steeply-sloping predorsal profile and a unique combination of the following characters: pectoral spine length 16.1-17.4% SL, body depth at anus 15.7-17.0% SL, eye diameter 9-10% HL, anterior nostrils separated by more than half of interorbital distance, serrations on posterior edge of pectoral spine, and emarginate caudal fin (Ref. 56231). Description: Dorsal-fin rays II,4,i; anal-fin rays iv,5,i, iv,6,i, v,5; pectoral-fin rays I,5,i; pelvic-fin rays i,5 (Ref. 56231).
Biology:  Found among leaf litter in a swift-flowing stream with a sandy bottom (Ref. 56231).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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