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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) Login to view the 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	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2006 Dec 22 18:59)