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Family: Akysidae Stream catfishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acrochordonichthys chamaeleon Asia 9.9 SL 1902
Acrochordonichthys falcifer Asia 9.2 SL 2001
Acrochordonichthys guttatus Asia 9.8 SL 2001
Acrochordonichthys gyrinus Falcate chameleon catfish Asia 10 TL 2003
Acrochordonichthys ischnosoma Asia 10.1 SL 1858
Acrochordonichthys mahakamensis Asia 8.3 SL 2001
Acrochordonichthys pachyderma Asia 14.5 SL 1902
Acrochordonichthys rugosus Asia 11 SL 1846
Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis Maeklong chameleon catfish Asia 10.1 SL 2001
Acrochordonichthys strigosus Asia 8.4 SL 2001
Akysis bilustris Asia 2.5 SL 2011
Akysis brachybarbatus Asia 3.4 SL 1981
Akysis clavulus Asia 3.5 SL 2003
Akysis clinatus Asia 3.3 SL 2005
Akysis ephippifer Asia 3.4 SL 1998
Akysis fontaneus Asia 2.4 SL 2009
Akysis fuliginatus Asia 2.2 SL 2005
Akysis galeatus Asia 2.8 SL 2007
Akysis hendricksoni Asia 4.9 SL 1966
Akysis heterurus Asia. 1996
Akysis longifilis Asia 5.3 SL 2006
Akysis maculipinnis Asia 3.1 SL 1934
Akysis manipurensis Asia 2000
Akysis microps Asia 2.9 SL 1999
Akysis pictus Burmese stream catfish Asia 5.9 SL 1883
Akysis portellus Asia 3.4 SL 2009
Akysis prashadi Indawgyi stream catfish Asia 6.2 SL 1936
Akysis pulvinatus Asia 3.0 SL 2007
Akysis recavus Asia 4 SL 1998
Akysis scorteus Asia 3.2 SL 2007
Akysis variegatus Asia 4.3 TL 1846
Akysis varius Asia 4 SL 1998
Akysis vespa Asia 3.1 SL 2004
Akysis vespertinus Asia 3.4 SL 2008
Breitensteinia cessator Asia 7.5 SL 1998
Breitensteinia hypselurus Asia 12.2 SL 1998
Breitensteinia insignis Asia 22 SL 1881
Parakysis anomalopteryx Asia 3.4 SL 1989
Parakysis grandis Asia 6.2 SL 1995
Parakysis hystriculus South East Asia 2.9 SL 2009
Parakysis longirostris Longnose little warty catfish Asia 4.6 SL 1995
Parakysis notialis Asia 2.0 SL 2003
Parakysis verrucosus Asia 5 SL 1940
Pseudobagarius alfredi Asia 3 SL 1998
Pseudobagarius baramensis Asia 5.2 TL 1905
Pseudobagarius filifer Asia 5.0 SL 2005
Pseudobagarius fuscus Asia 1996
Pseudobagarius hardmani Asia 4.2 SL 2005
Pseudobagarius inermis Asia 3.5 SL 2000
Pseudobagarius leucorhynchus Asia 3.0 SL 1934
Pseudobagarius macronemus Asia 5 SL 1860
Pseudobagarius meridionalis Asia 3.1 SL 2004
Pseudobagarius nitidus Asia 4.1 SL 2005
Pseudobagarius pseudobagarius Asia 5.9 SL 1989
Pseudobagarius similis Asia 5.1 SL 1998
Pseudobagarius sinensis Asia 6.6 SL 1981
Pseudobagarius subtilis Asia 4 SL 1998



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