Horabagrus
nigricollaris Pethiyagoda
& Kottelat, 1994 |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Julian
Dignall (1)
Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(3) |
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| Relevant
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Found in backwaters. Marketed
live. Contributes to a local fishery during rainy season. The Horabagrus
genera including H.brachysoma and H.nigricollaris
were originally placed in the Bagridae family but work
carried out by JAYARAM suggested that the Horabagrus were
more closely related to the Schilbidae family but could be given
their own family, Horabagridae, with some species taken out of the
Schilbidae that are phylogenetically different. Aquarium
Care: Will need a large tank with places to hide as they
are extremely nocturnal and will only be seen sporadically during
the day. Will eat most prepared foods and is an easy fish to keep
as long as tankmates are not too small as they will eat small fish.
Grows a bit smaller than its conspecific, H, brachystoma and
has a different body colouration, plus it has a collar (hence common
name) of black surrounded by white, whereasH. brachystoma has
a spot instead. |
| Common
Name: |
Black
Collared Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
India, Kerala, Chalakudy River, 26 km upstream of Chalakudy town,
near Vettilappara. |
| Size:
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30cm. (12ins) |
| Temp: |
23-25°C
(73-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Finley,
Lee and Warren, Burgess E. An Atlas of
Freshwater and Marine Catfishes: UPDATE t.f.h. Oct.1996:
p163-174.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007.
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes),
and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
K.C. Jayaram. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera
Publishing House. 383p.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 127. Jan. 2007. |
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