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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. All species of this genus have no dorsal fin and are small being no larger than 150 mm SL. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa 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 , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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]. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up P. somalensis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. somalensis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.3.3.2523 | |
| Last Update | Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:21 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |