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Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Deepak Nopany (AquaJapan) (1) Beta Mahatvaraj (6) Andrew Rao (1)

ScotCat Sources:

 

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Habitat: Benthopelagic. Inhabits pools and runoff areas of swift streams. Also found in mountain rapids. Feeds on worms and insects. Specimens 2, 3 and 4 were collected from the Jorai river at Barobisha, Jalpaiguri Dist, West Bengal and the last two were collected at Rydak II near Shipra, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal. 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 the zebra danio (Brachydanio rerio) and asian fish such as Rasboras of the same small size will make good tankmates. Diet: Prefers live foods such as bloodworm, grindle worm, daphnia and Artemia naupli. 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:

Painted catfish

Synonyms:

Glyptothorax ribeiroi, Laguvia ribeiroi, Laguvia ribeiroi ribeiroi

Family:

Erethistidae

Distribution:

Asia: Ganges and Brahmaputra River drainages: India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Size:

3.0cm (1¼ins)

Temp:

22-24°C (71-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Grant, Steven: pers. comm.
Siddiqui, K.U., Islam, M.A., Kabir, S.M.H., Ahmad, M., Ahmed, A.T.A., Rahman, A.K.A., Haque, E.U., Ahmed, Z.U., Begum, Z.N.T., Hassan, M.A., Khondker, M. and Rahman, M.M. (eds). 2007. Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol.23. Freshwater Fishes . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300p.
Taylor, Adrian: pers. comm.



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