/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/prashadi/1.jpg "Common member of the family Akysidae") | |
 Family Overview | |
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| 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 35mm, largest 35mm, average 35mm, most commonly 35mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 1 "species" in 1 genus in the database |
| Keepers | 1 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Distribution | Asia Login to view the map. |
| Top Five Genera (by keepers) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Akysis | 25 species | (1 keepers) |
| Most Kept Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (100%) | |
/siluriformes/akysidae/akysis/vespa/1.jpg "Akysis vespa")
| Most Kept Species List (Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i:6, k:1, b:0) | |