The Fishes of the Endau Drainage, Peninsular Malaysia with
Descriptions of Two New Species of Catfishes
(Teleostei: Akysidae, Bagridae)
Heok-Hee Ng and Heok-Hui Tan
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
(Accepted May 29, 1999)
http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/38.3/350-366.pdf
Family Akysidae
Akysis microps sp. nov.
Holotype: ZRC 42596, 1 male, 27.8 mm SL; Malaysia: Johor, Sungai
Kahang and tributary ca. 44.4 km from Mersing turnoff to
Kluang just before side road to Endau Rompin Taman
Negara, km 96 from Mersing to Batu Pahat (2°3.93’N,
103°31.58’E); H.H. Tan et al., 11 Mar. 1998.
Paratypes: ZRC 42597, 4 males, 2 females, 20.2-27.0 mm SL; data as
for holotype. - CAS 99371, 1, 21.5 mm SL; CMK 14803,
1 male, 1 female, 21.5-22.3 mm SL; ZRC 42599, 3 males, 2 females,
22.8-28.8 mm SL; locality as for holotype; H.H. Tan et al.,
24 March 1998. - BMNH 1998.7.19.1-2, 1 male 1 female, 21.9-25.0
mm SL; MZUSP 53470, 2 males, 1 female, 21.2-22.8 mm SL, 1
female, c&s, 28.0 mm SL; locality as for holotype; P.K.L. Ng et
al., 1 Apr. 1998.
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Notes on biology: The specimens were caught
among patches of Cryptocoryne affinis (Araceae)
about 50 cm deep in a large stream (about 10 m
wide) with a sandy bottom. The water was tea-colored
(pH 7.0), and the current was moderate.
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