Breitensteinia
Sign in to saveBreitensteinia is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. It includes three species.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAkysidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Breitensteinia is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. It includes three species.
==Taxonomy== B. insignis was first described for an unusual akysid by Franz Steindachner in 1881. The genus had been monotypic since its description until a revision in 1998, along with the description of the two species B. cessator and B. hypselurus.