PlanetCatfish.com - Parakysis longirostris (Akysidae) Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Parakysis longirostris** Ng & Lim, 1995
Common Name
Type Locality	Nee Soon swamp forest, Singapore.
Species Information
Size	46mm or 1.8" 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: Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Occurs from clumps of vegetation in streams with flowing waters.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 3), pp 262, Fig. 8.
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Last Update	2019 Sep 20 00:22 (species record created: 2006 Dec 22 18:40)