Ailia is a genus of catfish in the family Ailiidae native to Asia.[1] It is called "Kajoli" or "Bahpati" in Assamese and contributes to a major catch in Brahmaputra River.[2] It is a surface to mid water fish that is found commonly near the shoals.[2]

Ailia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ailiidae
Genus: Ailia
Gray, 1830
Type species
Ailia colia
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Ailiichthys Day, 1872

Species

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There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Gogoi, Pranab; Chakaraborty, S. K.; Bhattacharjya, B. K.; Sharma, S. K.; Ramteke, M. (2019). "Biometric studies of Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822) from river Brahmaputra, Assam, India". Indian Journal of Fisheries. 66: 131–137.