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Parakysis
Sign in to saveParakysis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. It includes six species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyAkysidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Akysidae
- Collections
- CAS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Malaysia
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Parakysis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Akysidae. It includes six species.
==Distribution== Parakysis species are found in small forest streams of Sundaic Southeast Asia. P. anomalopteryx originates from the Kapuas River basin in western Borneo. P. grandis inhabits the Kapuas and Kuching River basins in Borneo and Deli, Indragiri, and Batang Hari basins in Sumatra. P. longirostris is distributed in Singapore, peninsular Malaysia, and the Riau Archipelago. P. verrucosus is known from Peninsular Malaysia and the Riau Archipelago. The discovery of P. notialis in 2003 expanded the known range of Parakysis species to the Barito River basin in southern Borneo.
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