| Akysis | |
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| Akysis skeleton | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Akysidae |
| Subfamily: | Akysinae |
| Genus: | Akysis Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Pimelodus variegatus Bleeker, 1846
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Akysis is the largest genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae.