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Pterocryptis gangelica Peters, 1861

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Andrew Rao (3) Beta Mahatvaraj (1)

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Description: Rayed dorsal fins very short, rudimentary, inserted above half of pectoral fin. Adipose fin absent. Pectoral fin reaching pelvics, spine moderately strong, feebly serrated along inner edge. Pelvic fin with a very little inter-space between it and anal fin origin. Anal fin long, continuous with caudal fin without any inrter-space. Caudal fin rounded. Differs from other species in having a long anal fin with 75 rays and only one pair of mandibular barbels. Habitat: Like other congeners, this species most likely inhabits swift-flowing hillstreams with a substrate of sand and rocks. Colouration: Uniformly purplish black or brown.

Common Name:

Afghanistan silurus

Synonyms:

Silurus afghana, Silurus dukai

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Ganges River. Occurs in India and Bangladesh. Type locality: Ganges River.

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

20-24°C (67-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org.
Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 1998. Pterocryptis buccata, a new species of catfish from western Thailand (Teleostei: Siluridae) with epigean and hypogean populations. Ichthyol. Res. 45(4):393-399.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2019 ).
Jayaram. K.C. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera Publishing House. 383p.

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Pterocryptis gangelica

Pterocryptis gangelica

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