| Parailia | |
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| ' Parailia occidentalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Parailia Boulenger, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Paralillia congica Boulenger, 1899 | |
Parailia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. They grow up to 12 cm long. [1]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [2]
Austroglanis is the only genus in the catfish family Austroglanididae. This family was split off from the Bagridae catfish family. All three species of catfishes in the family Austroglanididae are endemic to southern Africa, and two species are threatened.
Brachyplatystoma is a genus of catfish from the family Pimelodidae. As the occasionally used common name goliath catfishes indicates, this genus includes some of the largest species of catfish, including the piraíba, B. filamentosum, which reaches up to the region of 3.6 metres (12 ft) in length. Brachyplatystoma are found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and other tropical freshwater and brackish habitats in South America. Some species are migratory. These fish are important as food fish and, to some extent, aquarium fish.
Pseudopimelodus is a genus of catfishes of the family Pseudopimelodidae.
Leiarius is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America. Most of the genus' species are found in the aquarium hobby as ornamental fish.
Copionodon is a genus of catfishes of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes three species, C. lianae, C. orthiocarinatus, and C. pecten.
Tridentopsis is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Scleronema is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America. They are a member of the subfamily Trichomycterinae. Species of Scleronema are geographically distributed in the La Plata basin and Atlantic coastal drainages from Southern Brazil, Southern Paraguay, Northeastern Argentina and Uruguay. They inhabit rivers or streams with sand or gravel-bottoms across the Pampa grasslands. In Greek, Scleronema means "hard filament."
Gagata is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Stegophilus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Henonemus is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Plotosus is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to the Indian Ocean, the western Pacific Ocean and New Guinea.
Clariallabes is a genus of airbreathing catfishes found in Africa.
Pareutropius is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa.
Schilbe moebiusii is a species of schilbid catfish endemic to Tanzania where it occurs in the Ruaha, Kingani and Kilombero Rivers. This species grows to a length of 27.3 centimetres (10.7 in) TL.
Schilbe is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa. Some are colloquially called butter catfish, though this may also refer to the Asian genus Ompok of the family Siluridae.
Irvineia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa.
Silonia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia.
Platytropius is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia. One species, P. siamensis is now considered to be extinct.
Neotropius is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia.
Micropanchax is a genus of poeciliids native to Africa.
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