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  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
  • Parailia pellucida
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Scientific NameParailia pellucida    (Boulenger, 1901)
Common NamesAfrican Glass Catfish
Glas-smørmalle (Denmark), Glass Catfish
Type LocalityWhite Nile River at Omdurman, Sudan.
Synonym(s)Physailia pellucida, Physaillia pellucida
PronunciationPah RAIL ee ah
EtymologyThe generic name comes from the Latin prefix par-, meaning equal and Ailia, a genus of schilbeid catfishes, in reference to the similarity between this genus and Ailia. 
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Size150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
IdentificationAll species of this genus have no dorsal fin and are small being no larger than 150 mm SL.

All species of this genus have no dorsal fin and are small being no larger than 150 mm SL.
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DistributionAfrica
African Waters, Nile, Upper Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cavalla (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Boubo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Agnébi (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Ogun (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Tano (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Mono (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH6.4 - 7.2
Temperature25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other ParametersOccurs in deep water. In the aquarium, prefers water that has a current but is not turbulent.
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceAnnals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 47) (art. 55), pp 445.
Registered KeepersThere is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last UpdateWed Jan 20, 2016 8:21 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)