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 Family Overview |
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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 | 1 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| Breeders | 1 "species" (100%) are being bred. |
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