Parailia
pellucida (Boulenger, 1901)
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This genera differs from
the Asian Glass catfish of the Siluridae , Kryptopterus,
by having no dorsal fin, whereas the Asian Glass cats do. 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. Aquarium Diet:
Small live foods such as artemia, mosquito larvae (frozen)
and a good quality flake food. |
| Common
Name: |
Glass schilbid
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| Synonyms: |
Parailia congica,
Physaillia pellucida, Physailia pellucida |
| Family: |
Schilbeidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Nile River, Chad Basin, several west African river basins. Type
locality: Omdurman, Nile River. |
| Size:
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8.5cm.
(3¼ins) |
| 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.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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Family:
Schilbeidae
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