Parakysis

E805764

Parakysis is a genus of small, cryptically colored catfishes native to Southeast Asian freshwater habitats.

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Parakysis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
adaptation camouflage among leaf litter
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm NERFINISHED
bodySize small
camouflageStrategy cryptic coloration
class Actinopterygii
coloration cryptic
commonName parakysis catfishes
describedAs genus of small catfishes
distribution Borneo NERFINISHED
Indonesia NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Singapore NERFINISHED
Sumatra NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole benthic fish
environment forest streams
leaf-littered stream beds
streams
family Akysidae NERFINISHED
feedingType benthic invertebrate feeder
finType ray-finned
habitat freshwater
hasCharacteristic adpressed fins
cryptic mottled pattern
flattened body
reduced eyes
hasSpecies Parakysis anomalopteryx NERFINISHED
Parakysis grandis NERFINISHED
Parakysis longirostris NERFINISHED
Parakysis notialis NERFINISHED
Parakysis verrucosus NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle bottom-dwelling
namedAfter Greek words "para" and "akysis"
nativeTo Southeast Asia
order Siluriformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Akysidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
region tropical Asia
relatedTo Akysis NERFINISHED
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
skeletonType bony fish
taxonRank genus
waterType freshwater

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Akysidae contains Parakysis