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Scientific Name | Parakysis verrucosus Herre, 1940 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Mawai District, Johore, Malaysia. |
Species Information | |
Size | 50mm or 2" 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: Malaysia and Indonesia. Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters, Selangor (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Furniture | Found in peat streams with dense leaf litter. |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 16, pp 12, Pl. 6. |
Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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Last Update | 2019 Sep 20 00:24 (species record created: 2006 Dec 27 09:10) |