Breitensteinia Insignis
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''Breitensteinia insignis'' is a species of
catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...
of the family
Akysidae The stream catfishes comprise the family Akysidae of catfishes. Distribution and habitat Akysids are known from across a large area in Southeast Asia. They are found in fresh water. Fish of the subfamily Parakysinae are primarily found in the Mal ...
. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other species in the genus can be found at ''
Breitensteinia ''Breitensteinia'' is a genus of catfishes ( order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. It includes three species. Taxonomy ''B. insignis'' was first described for an unusual akysid by Franz Steindachner in 1881. The genus had been monotypic ...
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Akysidae Freshwater fish of Indonesia Fish described in 1881 {{Siluriformes-stub