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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae Stream catfishes
Subfamily: Parakysinae
Genus: Parakysis

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Strozyk, F.

Asia
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Parakysis anomalopteryx Roberts, 1989

Photo by Strozyk, F.
 
Parakysis anomalopteryx
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Parakysis grandis Ng & Lim, 1995

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Parakysis grandis
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

South East Asia
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Parakysis hystriculus Ng, 2009

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Parakysis hystriculus
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Parakysis longirostris Ng & Lim, 1995

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Parakysis longirostris
[Longnose little warty catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
Parakysis notialis Ng & Kottelat, 2003

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Parakysis notialis
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Parakysis verrucosus Herre, 1940

Photo by Ng, H.H.
 
Parakysis verrucosus
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6 Species of Family Akysidae with Genus Parakysis
(Stream catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1989 Parakysis anomalopteryx Asia 3.4 SL
1995 Parakysis grandis Asia 6.2 SL
2009 Parakysis hystriculus South East Asia 2.9 SL
1995 Parakysis longirostris Longnose little warty catfish Asia 4.6 SL
2003 Parakysis notialis Asia 2.0 SL
1940 Parakysis verrucosus Asia 5 SL



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