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Scientific Name	**Parailia somalensis** (Vinciguerra, 1897)
Common Name
Type Locality	Ganana River at Lugh, Somalia.
Synonym(s)	Ailia somalensis, Physailia somalensis, Physailia somalensis somalensis, Physailia somalensis tanensis
Pronunciation	Pah RAIL ee ah
Etymology	The 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.
Species Information
Size	69mm or 2.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	All species of this genus have no dorsal fin and are small being no larger than 150 mm SL.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Ganana River in Somalia and Tana River in Kenya. African Waters, Ganana (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Tana (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 17, pp 346 [4].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:23 (species record created: 2010 Aug 01 21:53)