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Common member of the family Akysidae
 
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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.
Distribution Asia
Common Names Asian Banjo Catfish, Stream Catfish
Size Smallest 34mm, largest 34mm, average 34mm, most commonly 34mm. All SL.
Species There are 1 "species" in 1 genus in the database
Keepers 0 species (0.0%) are being kept by registered keepers
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1.Akysis 25 species(0 keepers)
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Akysis portellusAkysis portellus
(i:5, k:0, b:1)