Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)



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6 species
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Photo by Strozyk, F.

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

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Parakysis anomalopteryx
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

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

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Parakysis grandis
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

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

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Parakysis hystriculus
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

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

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Parakysis longirostris
[Longnose little warty catfish]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

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

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Parakysis notialis
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Photo by Ng, H.H.

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

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Parakysis verrucosus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parakysis anomalopteryx Asia 3.4 SL 1989
Parakysis grandis Asia 6.2 SL 1995
Parakysis hystriculus South East Asia 2.9 SL 2009
Parakysis longirostris Longnose little warty catfish Asia 4.6 SL 1995
Parakysis notialis Asia 2.0 SL 2003
Parakysis verrucosus Asia 5 SL 1940



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