''Ailia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

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 ...

in the

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Ailiidae Ailiidae is a family of catfishes native to Asia.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'' ( ...

native to Asia.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.'' It is called ''"Kajoli"'' or ''"Bahpati"'' in Assamese and contributes to a major catch in Brahmaputra River. It is a surface to mid water fish that is found commonly near the shoals.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: *''

Ailia coila ''Ailia coila'', also known as the Gangetic ailia is a species of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. This species grows to a length of TL. Locally this fish is known as "kajoli in West Bengal. In ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (Gangetic ailia) *''

Ailia punctata ''Ailia punctata'', also known as the Jamuna ailia is a species of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to Bangladesh, India and Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country ...

'' ( F. Day, 1872) (Jamuna ailia)

References

Fish of Thailand Fish of Indonesia Catfish genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray Freshwater fish genera {{Siluriformes-stub