/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/grandis/1.jpg "Parakysis grandis")
/siluriformes/akysidae/parakysis/grandis/2.jpg "Parakysis grandis")
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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Parakysis grandis Ng & Lim, 1995 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small stream with grassy banks near Pangkalankasai, 43 kilometers south of Rengat, Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 62mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Catfish of the genus Parakysis are cryptically coloured fishes found in small forest streams of Sundaic Southeast Asia. They have a highly rugose skin with tubercles all over the body, branched mandibular barbels, a long, low adipose ridge and a forked caudal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Indonesia and Borneo. Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 3), pp 260, Fig. 7. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Sep 20 00:23 (species record created: 2006 Dec 22 18:59) |