Akysis

Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyAkysidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded285

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Specimen records: 19
Family: Akysidae
Collections: UMMZ, CUMV, USNM, UF, CAS, ANSP
Recorded in: Cambodia, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sangkhla Buri, Malaysia, East Ind. Archipel

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Akysidae
Image: Akysis sp.jpg

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taxon name: Akysis
taxon rank: genus
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Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae.

==Taxonomy== In 1996, it was determined that Akysis is the sister group to all other akysids, then only including Parakysis, Acrochordonichthys, and Breitensteinia. However, it was acknowledged that the genus Akysis was poorly sampled at the time and may be deemed non-monophyletic in the future.

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