List of fish families

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This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.

Contents

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z


A

Ab-Am - An-Ap - Ar-Au


Ab-Am

An-Ap

Ar-Au

B

C

Ca - Ce - Ch - Ci-Cu - Cy


Ca

Ce

Ch

Ci-Cu

Cy

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

La-Li - Lo-Lu


La-Li

Lo-Lu

M

Ma-Mi - Mo-My


Ma-Mi

Mo-My

N

O

P

Pa-Pe - Ph-Pl - Po-Pr - Ps-Pt


Pa-Pe

Ph-Pl

Po-Pr

Ps-Pt

R

S

Sa-Sc - Se-St - Su-Sy


Sa-Sc

Se-St

Su-Sy

T

U

V

X

Z

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stream catfish</span> Family of fishes

The stream catfishes comprise the family Akysidae of catfishes.

<i>Akysis</i> Genus of catfish

Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.

Akysis longifilis is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae, the stream catfishes. It is only known to inhabit the Sittang River basin in southern Myanmar.

Pseudobagarius meridionalis is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae. It is only known from the Barito River basin in southern Borneo.

Parakysis is a genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae. It includes six species.

Pseudobagarius is a genus of catfishes of the family Akysidae.

Acrochordonichthys chamaeleon is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae.

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus, the Falcate chameleon catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other members of its genus can be found on Acrochordonichthys.

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis, the Maeklong chameleon catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other members of its genus can be found on Acrochordonichthys.

Acrochordonichthys strigosus is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. It is a freshwater fish only known from the Kapuas River drainage in Kalimantan, in the Indonesian part of Borneo. It grows to 8.4 cm (3.3 in) standard length. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other members of its genus can be found on Acrochordonichthys.

Breitensteinia insignis is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other species in the genus can be found at Breitensteinia.

Parakysis anomalopteryx is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other five members of its genus can be found at Parakysis.

Parakysis longirostris is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. It goes under common names longnose little warty catfish and Singapore little warty catfish. It is found in the south end of the Malay Peninsula and Bintan Island, Indonesia. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other member of its genus can be found at Parakysis.

Parakysis verrucosus is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other member of its genus can be found at Parakysis.

Paramphilius teugelsi is a species of loach catfish found in Guinea and Sierra Leone in the Mamou and Kogon Rivers. It grows to a length of 5.1 cm.

Doumea chappuisi is a species of loach catfish found in the coastal rivers of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau. It reaches a length of 11.4 cm.

Doumea thysi is a species of loach catfish found in Nigeria where it is found in the Cross River and Cameroon where it is found in that country's section of the Cross River and Ndian Department. It reaches a length of 6.5 cm.

Akysis bilustris is a species of catfish belonging to the family Akysidae, known only from two geographically proximate localities in the Xe Kong drainage, a major subdrainage of the Mekong River, in Laos and Cambodia. This species grows to a length of 2.57 centimetres (1.01 in) SL.

Akysis recavus is a species of fish in the family Akysidae, the stream catfishes. It is native to Thailand, where it occurs in the Chao Phraya River. It has also been reported from the Mekong basin in Laos.

Akysis vespa is a species of fish in the family Akysidae, the stream catfishes. It is endemic to Burma, where it occurs in the Ataran River drainage. This species was described to science in 2004.