Parakysis longirostris Ng & Lim, 1995
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Parakysis longirostris is a species of catfish of the family Akysidae. It goes under common names longnose little warty catfish and Singapore little warty catfish. It is found in the south end of the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) and Bintan Island, Indonesia. A detailed discussion of this species's relationship with the other member of its genus can be found at Parakysis.
Wikipedia contributors, Parakysis longirostris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:31:39.130579+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parakysis longirostris Ng & Lim, 1995
- Name authority
- Ng & Lim, 1995
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Akysidae
- Genus
- Parakysis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAkysidae Gill, 1861
- subfamilyParakysinae Roberts, 1989
- genusParakysis Herre, 1940
- speciesParakysis longirostris Ng & Lim, 1995
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parakysis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parakysis grandis Ng & Lim, 1995 | AkysidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parakysis hystriculus Ng, 2009 | AkysidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parakysis notialis Ng & Kottelat, 2003 | AkysidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parakysis verrucosus Herre, 1940 | AkysidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parakysis anomalopteryx Roberts, 1989 | AkysidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ng, H. H., & Lim, K. K. P. (1995). A revision of the southeast Asian catfish genus Parakysis (Teleostei: Akysidae), with descriptions of two new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 6. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CXNH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.