Parailia

Parailia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa.

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

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • 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
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parailia in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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