Ailiidae

Ailiidae is a family of catfishes native to Asia.[1] These fishes usually have dorsal fins with a short base and a spine, but Ailia lack a dorsal fin altogether.[1]

Ailiidae
Clupisoma garua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ailiidae
Bleeker, 1858 [1]
Genera

Ailia Gray, 1830
Clupisoma Swainson, 1838
Laides Jordan, 1919

References

  1. Wang, J., Lu, B., Zan, R., Chai, J., Ma, W., Jin, W., Duan, R., Luo, J., Murphy, R.W., Xiao, H. & Chen, Z. (2016): Phylogenetic Relationships of Five Asian Schilbid Genera Including Clupisoma (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae). PLoS ONE, 11 (1): e0145675.


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