Ailiidae

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

Ailiidae is a family of catfishes native to Asia.[2] These fishes usually have dorsal fins with a short base and a spine, but Ailia lack a dorsal fin altogether.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Jash Hang Limbu; Dipak Rajbanshi; Jiantao Hu; Laxman Khanal; Chenhong Li (September 2025). "Resolving taxonomic uncertainties in ailiid catfishes (Siluriformes: Ailiidae) using Genome-Scale data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 210 108384.