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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae Stream catfishes
Subfamily: Parakysinae
Genus: Parakysis

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6 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parakysis anomalopteryx Asia 3.4 SL 1989
Parakysis grandis Asia 6.2 SL 1995
Parakysis hystriculus South East Asia 2.9 SL 2009
Parakysis longirostris Longnose little warty catfish Asia 4.6 SL 1995
Parakysis notialis Asia 2.0 SL 2003
Parakysis verrucosus Asia 5 SL 1940



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