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Batasio travancoria Hora & Law, 1941

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Beta Mahatvaraj (3) Andrew Rao (3)

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Description: They are diagnosed (together with Chandramara) from other members of the Bagridae in possessing large sensory pores on the head, a narrow mental region, the transversely elongated, bar-like entopterygoid, and the close contact of the metapterygoid with the quadrate (Mo, 1991). Batasio is distinguished from Chandramara by the absence (vs. presence) of a pair of prominent posterior processes on the anterior part of the vomer. Habitat: Occurs in hill streams and rivers at base of hills. Colouration: Uniformly grey with a narrow dark streak along lateral line, ventral surface lighter. Differs from other congeners in having this longitudinal streak along lateral line and without any bars, bands or spots. Etymology: The genus name Batasio: from the local (Bengali) name of the fish (batasio or batashi). The specific name travancoria: named afer the Indian region of Travancore in Kerala.

Common Name:

Malabar batasio

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: Pamba, Kallada and Chittar River basins, Anaimalai Hill Range, Kerala, India. Type locality: Peruntenaruvi, a tributary of the Pamba River at Edakadathy, Travancore, (species name) India.

Size:

8.0cm (3¼ins)

Temp:

24-27°C (75-81°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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Batasio travancoria

Batasio travancoria

Batasio travancoria
Dorsal view

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