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Description: Differs from A. mucronatum, A. murraystuarti, A. platycephalus, A. foratum and A. variegatum in having a relatively short body with 34-36 (versus 38-40) vertebrae, and a caudal fin with upper and lower lobes fo distinctly different shapes (versus truncate caudal fin in A. murraystuarti and with both lobes similar in shape in other Indochinese species). Pectoral spine smooth. Habitat: Occurs in pebbly beds in swift currents at the base of hills. Found among rocks and boulders on the bottom of fast flowing upland streams. Sexual Diferences: Females have a pair of unbranched ovaries and are smaller than the males who have branched testes. Aquarium Care: Best kept with larger Danio's such as "The Giant Danio" (Danio aquepinneatus) Barbs and Rasboras. Any medium sized fish that like water movement in the aquarium. Diet: In their natural habitat their diet consists of aquatic insects and larvae. In an aquarium set-up they like worm foods such as frozen bloodworm and whiteworm. They feed very much like the Tatia species from South America where they feed frantically on the move, twisting and turning to take the food. Etymology: The specific name mangois: latinisation of Manggoi, local Gangetic name for this catfish.

Indian Torrent Catfish

Pimelodus mangois, Pimelodus indicus, Amblyceps arunchalensis.

Amblycipitidae

Asia: Ganges drainage in  Northern India.

12.5cm (5ins)

18-23°C (63-73°F)

7.0-7.5.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (10/2008).
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.