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 Family Overview | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced | ack eye si day |
| Family Common Name | Asian Stream Catfish |
| Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. |
| Features | Small size, cryptic colouration and completely covered body with unculiferous plaques or tubercles. The dorsal fin has a strong spine and a short base. They have four pairs of barbels. Unusually among catfishes, they have a low principal caudal fin ray count and more rays in the upper caudal fin lobe than the lower. |
| Common Names | Asian Banjo Catfish, Stream Catfish |
| Size | Smallest 20mm, largest 220mm, average 51mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL. |
| Subfamilies | There are 2 subfamilies in the database |
| Species | There are 54 "species" in 5 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 19 species (35%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 1 "species" (1.9%) are being bred. |
| Distribution | Asia Login to view the map. |
| Subfamilies in Akysidae (by species) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Akysinae | 40 species | (74%) |
| 2. | Parakysinae | 14 species | (26%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Akysis | 25 species | (77 keepers) |
| 2. | Acrochordonichthys | 5 species | (10 keepers) |
| 3. | Breitensteinia | 3 species | (2 keepers) |
| 4. | Parakysis | 6 species | (2 keepers) |
| 5. | Pseudobagarius | 15 species | (1 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (22.83%) | |
| 2. | (20.65%) | |
| 3. | (13.04%) | |
| 4. | (8.7%) | |
| 5. | (6.52%) | |
| 6. | (6.52%) | |
| 7. | (4.35%) | |
| 8. | (2.17%) | |
| 9. | (2.17%) | |
| 10. | (2.17%) | |
| 11. | (2.17%) | |
| 12. | (1.09%) | |
| 13. | (1.09%) | |
| 14. | (1.09%) | |
| 15. | (1.09%) | |
| 16. | (1.09%) | |
| 17. | (1.09%) | |
| 18. | (1.09%) | |
| 19. | (1.09%) | |
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/prashadi/1.jpg "Akysis prashadi")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/vespa/1.jpg "Akysis vespa")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/longifilis/1.jpg "Akysis longifilis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/maculipinnis/1.jpg "Akysis maculipinnis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/portellus/1.jpg "Akysis portellus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/rugosus/1.jpg "Acrochordonichthys rugosus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/hendricksoni/1.jpg "Akysis hendricksoni")
/siluriformes/akysidae/breitensteinia/insignis/1.jpg "Breitensteinia insignis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/ephippifer/1.jpg "Akysis ephippifer")
/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/guttatus/1.jpg "Acrochordonichthys guttatus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/falcifer/1.jpg "Acrochordonichthys falcifer")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/leucorhynchus/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius leucorhynchus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/verrucosus/1.jpg "Parakysis verrucosus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/notialis/1.jpg "Parakysis notialis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/vespertinus/1.jpg "Akysis vespertinus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/variegatus/1.jpg "Akysis variegatus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/pulvinatus/1.jpg "Akysis pulvinatus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/fontaneus/1.jpg "Akysis fontaneus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/brachybarbatus/1.jpg "Akysis brachybarbatus")
| Alphabetic Species List (Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:1, k:2, b:0) | |
| 2. | (i:3, k:2, b:0) | |
| 3. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 4. | (i:10, k:6, b:0) | |
| 5. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 6. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 7. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 8. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 9. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 10. | (i:3, k:2, b:0) | |
| 11. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 12. | Akysis fuliginatus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 13. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 14. | (i:5, k:4, b:0) | |
| 15. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 16. | (i:9, k:12, b:0) | |
| 17. | (i:12, k:8, b:0) | |
| 18. | Akysis manipurensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 19. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 20. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 21. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 22. | (i:5, k:6, b:1) | |
| 23. | (i:23, k:21, b:0) | |
| 24. | (i:8, k:1, b:0) | |
| 25. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 26. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 27. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 28. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 29. | (i:6, k:19, b:0) | |
| 30. | (i:3, k:1, b:0) | |
| 31. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 32. | Breitensteinia hypselurus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 33. | (i:10, k:2, b:0) | |
| 34. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 35. | (i:2, k:0, b:0) | |
| 36. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 37. | (i:5, k:0, b:0) | |
| 38. | (i:5, k:1, b:0) | |
| 39. | (i:2, k:1, b:0) | |
| 40. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 41. | Pseudobagarius baramensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 42. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 43. | Pseudobagarius filifer | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 44. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 45. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 46. | (i:6, k:0, b:0) | |
| 47. | (i:1, k:1, b:0) | |
| 48. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 49. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 50. | Pseudobagarius nitidus | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 51. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
| 52. | (i:3, k:0, b:0) | |
| 53. | Pseudobagarius sinensis | (i:0, k:0, b:0) |
| 54. | (i:1, k:0, b:0) | |
/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/ischnosoma/1.jpg "Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma")
/siluriformes/akysidae/acrochordonichthys/strigosus/1.jpg "Acrochordonichthys strigosus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/bilustris/1.jpg "Akysis bilustris")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/clavulus/1.jpg "Akysis clavulus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/clinatus/1.jpg "Akysis clinatus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/galeatus/1.jpg "Akysis galeatus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/heterurus/1.jpg "Akysis heterurus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/microps/1.jpg "Akysis microps")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/patrator/1.jpg "Akysis patrator")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/pictus/1.jpg "Akysis pictus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/recavus/1.jpg "Akysis recavus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/scorteus/1.jpg "Akysis scorteus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/varius/1.jpg "Akysis varius")
/siluriformes/akysidae/breitensteinia/cessator/1.jpg "Breitensteinia cessator")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/anomalopteryx/1.jpg "Parakysis anomalopteryx")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/grandis/1.jpg "Parakysis grandis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/hystriculus/1.jpg "Parakysis hystriculus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/longirostris/1.jpg "Parakysis longirostris")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/alfredi/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius alfredi")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/eustictus/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius eustictus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/fuscus/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius fuscus")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/hardmani/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius hardmani")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/inermis/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius inermis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/macronema/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius macronema")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/meridionalis/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius meridionalis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/pseudobagarius/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius pseudobagarius")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/similis/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius similis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/pseudobagarius/subtilis/1.jpg "Pseudobagarius subtilis")