Family Akysidae - Stream catfishes
  Order
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Akysidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 5 | Species : 57 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : No | Marine : No
  Division
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Primary freshwater
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: southeastern Asia. Dorsal fin with a short base and with 1 leading spine; usually five soft rays; usually with adipose fin. One strong pectoral spine, usually serrated. Relatively narrow gill openings. Longitudinal row of tubercles usually along body. Four pairs of barbels.
  Etymology
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Greek, a = without + Greek, kysis, kysthos = bladder
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Siluriphysae | Siluriformes | Siluroidei | | Akysidae

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[ e.g. 9948]
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[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Akysidae as currently in FishBase

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The list ordered as follows:

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Akysinae
Akysis variegatus (Bleeker, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus variegatus Bleeker, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Akysis pictus Günther, 1883
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis maculipinnis Fowler, 1934
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis prashadi Hora, 1936
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis variegatus variegatus Prashad & Mukerji, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Akysis hendricksoni Alfred, 1966
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis ephippifer Ng & Kottelat, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis recavus Ng & Kottelat, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis varius Ng & Kottelat, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis microps Ng & Tan, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis manipurensis (Arunkumar, 2000)
acceptedseniornew
Laguvia manipurensis Arunkumar, 2000
synonymseniororiginal
Hara manipurensis (Arunkumar, 2000)
synonymseniornew
Akysis clavulus Ng & Freyhof, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis vespa Ng & Kottelat, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis clinatus Ng & Rainboth, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis fuliginatus Ng & Rainboth, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis galeatus Page, Rachmatika & Robins, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Akysis scorteus Page, Hadiaty & López, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Akysis pseudobagarius Roberts, 1989
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Akysis macronema Bleeker, 1860
synonymseniororiginal
! Akysis macronemus Bleeker, 1860
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Akysis baramensis Fowler, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius fuscus (Ng & Kottelat, 1996)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis fuscus Ng & Kottelat, 1996
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius alfredi (Ng & Kottelat, 1998)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis alfredi Ng & Kottelat, 1998
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius similis (Ng & Kottelat, 1998)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis similis Ng & Kottelat, 1998
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius subtilis (Ng & Kottelat, 1998)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis subtilis Ng & Kottelat, 1998
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius inermis (Ng & Kottelat, 2000)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis inermis Ng & Kottelat, 2000
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius meridionalis (Ng & Siebert, 2004)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis meridionalis Ng & Siebert, 2004
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius filifer (Ng & Rainboth, 2005)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis filifer Ng & Rainboth, 2005
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius hardmani (Ng & Sabaj Pérez, 2005)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis hardmani Ng & Sabaj Pérez, 2005
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobagarius nitidus (Ng & Rainboth, 2005)
acceptedseniornew
Akysis nitidus Ng & Rainboth, 2005
synonymseniororiginal
Parakysinae
acceptedseniororiginal
! Parakysis verrucosa Herre, 1940
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Parakysis grandis Ng & Lim, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Parakysis longirostris Ng & Lim, 1995
acceptedseniororiginal
Parakysis notialis Ng & Kottelat, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Pimelodus rugosus Bleeker, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Pimelodus zonatus Bleeker, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Sosia chamaeleon Vaillant, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
! Acrochordonichthys chamaleon (Vaillant, 1902)
synonymseniornew
! Acrochordonichthys chameleon (Vaillant, 1902)
synonymseniornew
! Sosia chamaleon Vaillant, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma (non Bleeker, 1858)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma (non Bleeker, 1858)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma (non Bleeker, 1858)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Acrochordonichthys gyrinus Vidthayanon & Ng, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma (non Bleeker, 1858)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Breitensteinia insignis Steindachner, 1881
acceptedseniororiginal
Breitensteinia cessator Ng & Siebert, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Breitensteinia insignis (non Steindachner, 1881)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Breitensteinia hypselurus Ng & Siebert, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Breitensteinia insignis (non Steindachner, 1881)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
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