Parakysis verrucosus

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Parakysis verrucosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Akysidae
Genus: Parakysis
Species:
P. verrucosus
Binomial name
Parakysis verrucosus
Herre, 1940

Parakysis verrucosus is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. [1] A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other member of its genus can be found at Parakysis .

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Parakysis in FishBase . June 2014 version.