Parailia occidentalis • Schilbeidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Parailia occidentalis** (Pellegrin, 1901)
Common Name(s)	Dusky Glass Catfish
Type Locality	Cape Lopez, Gabon.
Synonym(s)	Ailia occidentalis, Physailia ansorgii, Physailia occidentalis, Physailia villiersi
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	70mm (2.8") 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: Ogowe, Congo, Quanza, Luculla, Chiloango. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gabon Waters, Ogowe (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cuanza (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chiloango (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chiloango, Luculla (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.v. 7 (no. 7) - pp331
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2006 Aug 04 08:41 (species record created: 2001 Apr 26 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Parailia occidentalis (Pellegrin, 1901)

Common Name(s)

Dusky Glass Catfish

Type Locality

Cape Lopez, Gabon.

Synonym(s)

Ailia occidentalis, Physailia ansorgii, Physailia occidentalis, Physailia villiersi

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

70mm (2.8") 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: Ogowe, Congo, Quanza, Luculla, Chiloango.
African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Gabon Waters, Ogowe (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cuanza (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Chiloango (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Chiloango, Luculla (click on these areas to find other species found there)