Akysis meridionalis

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iAkysis meridionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae
Genus: Akysis
Species: A. meridionalis
Binomial name
Akysis meridionalis
Ng & Siebert, 2004

Akysis meridionalis is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae (the stream catfishes). It is presently only known from the Barito River basin in southern Borneo.

This is a very small catfish, up to 32 mm standard length, with a body dark brown above with a few scattered pale spots and white below, with a strongly projected upper jaw so that the premaxillary teeth are clearly visible even when the mouth is closed.

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