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

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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) Login to view the 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,.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:45 (species record created: 2008 Jul 06 05:43)