Parailia
'Parailia occidentalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Parailia
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parailia in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parailia in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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