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| Pronounced | ack eye si day |
| Distribution | Asia |
| Common Names | Asian Banjo Catfish, Stream Catfishes |
| Size | Smallest 20mm, largest 220mm, average 51mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 52 species in 5 genera in the database |
| Keepers | 16 species (30%) are being kept by registered keepers |
 Subfamilies in Akysidae | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 38 species | (73%) | |
| 2. | 14 species | (27%) | |
| Top Five Genera | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Akysis | 24 species | (70 keepers) |
| 2. | Acrochordonichthys | 5 species | (8 keepers) |
| 3. | Breitensteinia | 3 species | (2 keepers) |
| 4. | Parakysis | 6 species | (2 keepers) |
| 5. | Pseudobagarius | 14 species | (1 keepers) |
| Distribution of selected species | |
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| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Akysis prashadi | (22.89%) |
| 2. | Akysis vespa | (20.48%) |
| 3. | Akysis longifilis | (14.46%) |
| 4. | Akysis maculipinnis | (9.64%) |
| 5. | Akysis portellus | (7.23%) |
| 6. | Acrochordonichthys rugosus | (7.23%) |
| 7. | Akysis hendricksoni | (3.61%) |
| 8. | Breitensteinia insignis | (2.41%) |
| 9. | Akysis ephippifer | (2.41%) |
| 10. | Acrochordonichthys falcifer | (2.41%) |
| 11. | Pseudobagarius leucorhynchus | (1.2%) |
| 12. | Parakysis verrucosus | (1.2%) |
| 13. | Parakysis notialis | (1.2%) |
| 14. | Akysis vespertinus | (1.2%) |
| 15. | Akysis pulvinatus | (1.2%) |
| 16. | Akysis fontaneus | (1.2%) |