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Pseudolaguvia muricata Ng, 2005

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Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 28 - 30. Differs from its congeners by having elongate dorsal (21.2-26.7% SL) and pectoral (26.8-35.7% SL) spines. Differs from Pseudolaguvia foveolata in having a thoracic adhesive apparatus reaching beyond the base of the last pectoral-fin ray, a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 20.7) and fewer vertebrae (28-30 vs. 33); from P. kapuri in having a shorter adipose-fin base (12.3-16.1% SL vs. 17.1-18.8); from P. ribeiroi in having a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 16.4-18.2); and from P. inornata in having (vs. lacking) light brown patches on the body and a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 16.3-19.0). Further differs from P. shawi in lacking a colour pattern of strongly contrasting brown and yellow bands and in having a larger interorbital distance (31.4-36.7% HL vs. 23.4-29.6); from P. tenebricosa in having a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% vs. 16.9-18.9); and from P. tuberculata in having a shorter adipose-fin base (12.3-16.1% SL vs. 16.8-22.7) and caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 16.2-20.1). Habitat: This small species is found in clear, shallow, slow-flowing stream with a mixed substrate of sand and detritus. Remarks: Ferraris (2007) stated that the Erethistidae be moved back into the Sisoridae family and depending on what literature you have accessed, be it books or the internet, there are conflicting views on what family it belongs to, Erethistidae or Sisoridae. In Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes the current name is valid and it is placed in the Sisoridae family.

Common Name:

Tiger Bee Cat

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Erethistidae

Distribution:

Asia: Brahmaputra River drainage in Bangladesh. Type locality: Rangapani Khal (creek), 6 km NNW of Jaintapur on Sylhet-Shilling highway, 25°10’N, 92°6'E, [Brahmaputra drainage] Sylhet district, Bangladesh.

Size:

2.5cm (1ins)

Temp:

22-24°C (71-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Ng, H.H., 2005. Two new species of Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from Bangladesh. Zootaxa 1044:35-47.
Thomson, A.W. and L.M. Page, 2006. Genera of the Asian catfish families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 1345:1-96.

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Pseudolaguvia muricata

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