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 Family Overview | |
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| Pronounced | ack eye si day |
| Family Common Name | Asian Stream Catfishes |
| Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. |
| Distribution | Asia |
| Common Names | Asian Banjo Catfish, Stream Catfishes |
| 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 | 17 species (31%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 1 "species" (1.9%) are being bred. |
| Subfamilies in Akysidae (by species) | |||
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| 2. | Akysinae | 40 species | (74%) |
| 2. | Parakysinae | 14 species | (26%) |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
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| 1. | Akysis | 25 species | (73 keepers) |
| 2. | Acrochordonichthys | 5 species | (8 keepers) |
| 3. | Breitensteinia | 3 species | (2 keepers) |
| 4. | Parakysis | 6 species | (2 keepers) |
| 5. | Pseudobagarius | 15 species | (1 keepers) |
| Distribution of Akysidae | |
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| Most Kept Species | ||
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| 1. | Akysis prashadi | (23.26%) |
| 2. | Akysis vespa | (20.93%) |
| 3. | Akysis longifilis | (13.95%) |
| 4. | Akysis maculipinnis | (9.3%) |
| 5. | Akysis portellus | (6.98%) |
| 6. | Acrochordonichthys rugosus | (6.98%) |
| 7. | Akysis hendricksoni | (3.49%) |
| 8. | Breitensteinia insignis | (2.33%) |
| 9. | Akysis ephippifer | (2.33%) |
| 10. | Acrochordonichthys falcifer | (2.33%) |
| 11. | Pseudobagarius leucorhynchus | (1.16%) |
| 12. | Parakysis verrucosus | (1.16%) |
| 13. | Parakysis notialis | (1.16%) |
| 14. | Akysis vespertinus | (1.16%) |
| 15. | Akysis variegatus | (1.16%) |
| 16. | Akysis pulvinatus | (1.16%) |
| 17. | Akysis fontaneus | (1.16%) |