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Batasio batasio  (Hamilton, 1822)
Image contributors to this species:
Beta Mahatvaraj (1)
ScotCat Sources:
Etymology = Genus
Other Sources:
Fishbase  Search Google  All Catfish Species Inventory  Search ispecies  Wikipedia
 
Relevant Information: Differs from all other species of Batasio in colouration. Longitudinal band above lateral line as in Mystus vittatus which it is sometimes mistaken for.
Common Name: None
Synonyms: Gagata batasio, Macrones batasio, Pimelodus batasio
Family: Bagridaemblycipitidae
Distribution: India: Ganges River basin. Type locality: River Tista (Ganges River).  
Size: 7.0cm SL ( 2¾ins)
Temp: 20–22°C (68–72°F)
p.H. 6.5-7.0.
Reference: Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Jayaram. K.C. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera Publishing House. 383p.



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