/siluriformes/schilbeidae/parailia/occidentalis/1.jpg "Parailia occidentalis")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Parailia occidentalis (Pellegrin, 1901) |
| Common Name | Dusky Glass Catfish |
| Type Locality | Cape Lopez, Gabon. |
| Synonym(s) | Ailia occidentalis, Physailia ansorgi, 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 | 85mm or 3.3" 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) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 7 (no. 7), pp 331. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
| Search for P. occidentalis | |
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 | Look up P. occidentalis on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.3.3.100 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:23 (species record created: 2001 Apr 26 00:00) |
