Parailia

Parailia
'Parailia occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus:
Boulenger, 1899
Type species
Paralillia congica
Boulenger, 1899

Parailia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. They grow up to 12 cm long.[1]

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Parailia congica Boulenger, 1899
  • Parailia occidentalis (Pellegrin, 1901)
  • Parailia pellucida (Boulenger, 1901) (Glass schilbid)
  • Parailia somalensis (Vinciguerra, 1897) (Somalia glass catfish)
  • Parailia spiniserrata Svensson, 1933

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parailia". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parailia". FishBase. February 2012 version.


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