Habitat: Inhabit
rivers in upland areas. Reproduction:
Oviparous, eggs are unguarded. Aquarium Care:
Handling Ailiid Catfishes is no joke as they are extremely
sensitive when taken out of water and must be provided
certain parameters and environment to keep them alive.
After multiple failed attempts I managed to procure
live specimens of all the 4 genera present in my locality
and kept them in my home aquaria (Mishra, Abhisek
2023). Diet: Feeds on insects, shrimps,
other crustaceans and small fish. As per captive feeding,
being predatory in nature they will need meaty foods
such as shrimps, earthworms, mealworms etc. Etymology:
The genus name Clupisoma: clupea, herring;
soma, body, referring to the herring-shaped body.
The specific name bastari: Of Bastar District,
Madhya Pradesh, India, the type locality. Remarks:
Formerly in the Schilbeidae family.
Common
Name:
Bastar garua
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Ailiidae
Distribution:
Asia:
Godavari River basin, India. Type locality:
Indravati River (a tributary of Godavari River) at
Lohandigura, 33 kms west of Jagdalpur, Bastar District,
Madhya Pradesh, India.
Size:
18.0cm (7¼ins) TL.
Temp:
22-24°C (71-75°F)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
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, ( 09/2023 ). Mishra, Abhisek. pers comm. 2023. Talwar, P.K. and A.G.
Jhingran,
1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries.
Volume 2. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
Clupisoma
bastari From Mahanadi river, Odisha, India
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