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Akysidae (Stream catfishes) > Parakysinae
Etymology: Parakysis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, kysthos = bladder (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 1°N - 3°S
Asia: known only from the Kapuas basin in western Borneo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Inhabits lowland streams among leaf litter, under forest cover, in shallow water (Ref. 56749).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and K.K.P. Lim, 1995. A revision of the Southeast Asian catfish genus Parakysis (Teleostei: Akysidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(3):255-266. (Ref. 13847)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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