Close-up of head
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Parakysis anomalopteryx Roberts, 1989 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kapuas basin, Sungai Seriang, a forested tributary of the Sungai Palin, 37 kilometers west of Putussibau, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | From the Greek a, meaning without and kystis, meaning bladder; in reference to the lack of a swimbladder. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 34mm or 1.3" 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. 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 Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14, pp 142. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. anomalopteryx on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up P. anomalopteryx on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. anomalopteryx on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. anomalopteryx on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.29.110.574 | |
| Last Update | Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:31 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |