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Habitat: Members of the genus Pseudolaguvia are small erethistid catfishes inhabiting hill streams and large rivers in the area bordered by the Ganges River drainage (northern India) to the west and the Sittang River drainage (east-central Myanmar) to the east. Description: Pseudolaguvia ferruginea is from the Brahmaputra River drainage in India and is distinguished from other members of the genus in having a combination of a more slender, elongate body (manifested as a smaller body depth at anus: 10.5-12.4% standard length), length of dorsal-fin base 14.9-17.3% standard length, length of dorsal spine 13.0-16.6% standard length, length of pectoral spine 16.3-18.8% standard length, dorsal to adipose distance 14.2-17.3% standard length, caudal peduncle depth 2.4-2.8 times in its length, head width 20.1-22.2% standard length, a smooth front edge of the dorsal spine, and the thoracic adhesive apparatus reaching to midway between the bases of the last pectoral-fin ray and the first pelvic-fin ray. Etymology: The specific name ferruginea: Latin for rust-coloured, referring to its reddish-brown colour, particularly when alive.

Chestnut Catfish

None

Sisoridae

Asia: Brahmaputra River drainage, India.

3.0cm (1¼ins)

22-24°C (71-75°F)

6.0-7.5.

Ng, H.H. 2009 Two new species of Pseudolaguvia, sisorid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from northeastern India. Icthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 20(3):277-288.
Ng, H. 2010. Pseudolaguvia ferruginea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.