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Erethistes horai (Misra, 1976) |
Image contributors to this species: |
Jim Makin (1) Christian Hauzar (2) |
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Relevant Information: |
This is one of the larger species in this genus of mothcats as can be seen in the common name. Aquarium Care: A tank with a sandy bottom and rounded stones and pebbles with a good water flow as befits an asian hillstream setup. Good water quality is a must for this family. Keep the water temperature on the cool side of a tropical aquarium. Tank mates such as mediam sized barbs will make good tankmates. Diet: Prefers live foods such as bloodworm, grindle worm, white worm and daphnia. Remarks: There are some publications that sight this species as Erethistes horai due to a paper published in 2006 by Ichthyologists Alfred W Thompson & Lawrence M. Page of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Ferraris (2007) also stated that the Erethistidae be moved back into the Sisoridae family but we at ScotCat are at the moment (2021) still keeping it and the Erithistidae family until further scientific work is carried out on this poorly documented genera and family. This species is still listed as Hara horai in some online resources but this name is treated as a synomyn in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes where it is also placed in the Sisoridae family. |
Common Name: |
Elongate Moth Catfish |
Synonyms: |
Hara horai |
Family: |
Erethistidae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Terai and Duars in north Bengal, India. |
Size: |
7.0cm. (2¾ins) |
Temp: |
18-24°C (63 -75°F) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.2. |
Reference: |
Adrian Taylor: pers. comm. |
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