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Pseudolaguvia kapuri (Tilak & Husain, 1975)

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Habitat: Found in slow-moving waters. Aquarium Care: In captivity they need cool and well oxygenated water for long term survival and they also have to be housed with peaceful tankmates. Diet: They need a good supply of live foods to keep them healthy. Etymology: The specific name kapuri: in honour of entomologist A. P. Kapur, Director, Zoological Survey of India. Remarks: Pseudolaguvia kapuri is known throughout the Ganges River drainage in India and Nepal, although it is known from only a few localities in Nepal and India It is also not a common species, but given the species does not have any threat, it is assessed as Least Concern but needs updating (IUCN 2010).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Laguvia ribeiroi kapuri

Family:

Sisoridae

Distribution:

Asia: Padhoi River and Dhamola River, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Type locality: Padhoi river, near Kalsia Ghat, Saharanpur, (U. P.) [India].

Size:

4.0cm. (1¾ins) TL.

Temp:

22-24°C (71-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2023).
Ng, H.H. 2010. Pseudolaguvia kapuri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010.
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, i-xxii + 543-1158, 1 pl.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Pseudolaguvia kapuri

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