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Habitat
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Parakysis hystriculus Ng, 2009 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Swamp forest at Sentang, ca. 5 kilometers after turnoff ca. 12 kilometers after Bayung Lencir on Bayung Lencir-Jambi road, 1°56.192'S, 103°41.532'E, Lalang drainage, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatra. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 29mm or 1.1" 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 | South East Asia : Sumatra. Known from the Lalang River drainage in southern Sumatra. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters, Lalang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, 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 | Zootaxa No. 1977, pp 40, Figs. 1, 2a, 4a, 5a, 6a,. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 09 09:29 (species record created: 2008 Jul 06 05:43) |