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Parailia pellucida (Boulenger, 1901)

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Hippocampus Bildarchiv (1) Birger Kamprath (2) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2)

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60 - 78; Vertebrae: 44 - 50. Diagnosis: dorsal fin absent; adipose fin always present; inner side of pectoral-fin spine variably denticulate, with small to rather well developed serrations; 60-78 soft rays in anal fin. Vomerine teeth present. In general no small dark blotch at the base of the caudal fin. This genera differs from the Asian Glass catfish of the Siluridae, Kryptopterus, by having no dorsal fin, whereas the Asian Glass cats do. Habitat: Gregarious schooling species confined to larger lakes and rivers. Benthic species, occurs in deep water. Reproduction: Oviparous, eggs are unguarded. Aquarium Care: As with other members of this genus it will fare better in school of at least four to six specimens and a good filtration with good water quality. Diet: In its natural habitat, feeds mainly on small planktonic and benthic insects and crustaceans. In the aquarium, small live foods such as artemia, mosquito larvae (frozen) and a good quality flake food.

Common Name:

Glass schilbid

Synonyms:

Parailia congica, Physaillia pellucida, Physailia pellucida

Family:

Schilbeidae

Distribution:

Africa: Nile River, Chad Basin, several west African river basins. Type locality: Omdurman, Nile River.

Size:

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

25-28°C (77-83°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
De Vos, L., 1995. Results of a systematic revision of African schilbeids at the species level. p.113-364. In L. De Vos. A systematic revision of the African Schilbeidae (Teleostei, Siluriformes) with an annotated bibliography, Chapter 3. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr. Zool. vol. 271.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2019 ).

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Parailia pellucida

Parailia pellucida

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