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Stream catfish, the Glossary

The stream catfishes comprise the family Akysidae of catfishes.^[1]

30 relations: Acrochordonichthys, Acrochordonichthys rugosus, Akysis, Aspredinidae, Barbel (anatomy), Borneo, Breitensteinia, Camouflage, Catfish, Clade, Cladistics, Erethistidae, Family (biology), Fish fin, Fishes of the World, Genus, Gill raker, Lateral line, Malay Peninsula, Parakysis, Pseudobagarius, Sarawak, Sisoridae, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Theodore Gill, Tubercle, Vertebra, Wiley (publisher), Zootaxa.
Akysidae

Acrochordonichthys

Acrochordonichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. Stream catfish and Acrochordonichthys are Akysidae and fish of Southeast Asia.

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Acrochordonichthys rugosus

Acrochordonichthys rugosus is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. Stream catfish and Acrochordonichthys rugosus are Akysidae.

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Akysis

Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. Stream catfish and Akysis are Akysidae and fish of Southeast Asia.

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Aspredinidae

The Aspredinidae are a small South American family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) also known as the banjo catfishes, with about 43 species.

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Barbel (anatomy)

In fish anatomy and turtle anatomy, a barbel is a slender, whiskerlike sensory organ near the mouth.

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Borneo

Borneo (also known as Kalimantan in the Indonesian language) is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of.

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Breitensteinia

Breitensteinia is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. Stream catfish and Breitensteinia are Akysidae and fish of Southeast Asia.

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Camouflage

Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else.

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Catfish

Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.

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In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.

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Cladistics

Cladistics is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized in groups ("clades") based on hypotheses of most recent common ancestry.

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Erethistidae

Erethistidae are a family of catfishes that originate from southern Asia.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Fish fin

Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim.

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Fishes of the World

Fishes of the World is a standard reference for the systematics of fishes.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Gill raker

Gill rakers in fish are bony or cartilaginous processes that project from the branchial arch (gill arch) and are involved with suspension feeding tiny prey.

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Lateral line

The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.

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Malay Peninsula

The Malay Peninsula is located in Mainland Southeast Asia.

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Parakysis

Parakysis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. Stream catfish and Parakysis are Akysidae and fish of Southeast Asia.

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Pseudobagarius

Pseudobagarius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. Stream catfish and Pseudobagarius are Akysidae and fish of Southeast Asia.

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Sarawak

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.

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Sisoridae

Sisoridae is a family of catfishes.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Sumatra

Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia.

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Theodore Gill

Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist, and librarian.

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Tubercle

In anatomy, a tubercle (literally 'small tuber', Latin for 'lump') is any round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on external or internal organs of a plant or an animal.

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Vertebra

Each vertebra (vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates.

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Wiley (publisher)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley, is an American multinational publishing company that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials.

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Zootaxa

Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_catfish

Also known as Akysidae, Parakysidae.