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Pseudolaguvia austrina Radhakrishnan, Sureshkumar & Ng, 2011

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Description: Distinguished from congeners in having the following characters: body pale brown; rhomboidal-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus almost covering the entire thoracic area; snout strongly projecting with the premaxillary teeth partially exposed when the mouth is closed; and caudal peduncle short (8.8-14.7 % SL) and deep. 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. P. austrina is restricted to a limited range in the Western Ghats. 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 austrina: Latin for southern, being the southernmost species of the genus on the Indian subcontinent.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Sisoridae

Distribution:

Asia: Kunthi River, a tributary of Bharathapuzha River originating from the Western Ghats in Peninsular India.

Size:

Temp:

22-24°C (71-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Pseudolaguvia austrina is assessed as Data Deficient since it is a recently described species and there is a need to generate baseline data on the distribution, ecology and threats to the species. However, if the species is found to be restricted only to the current distribution then it will qualify for Endangered category if there are threats to the species and/or to the habitat, but does need updating, (IUCN 2011).

Reference:

Dahanukar, N. 2011. Pseudolaguvia austrina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2019).
Radhakrishnan, K.V., S. Sureshkumar and H.H. Ng, 2010. Pseudolaguvia austrina, a new species of sisorid catfish (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from Peninsular India. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(4):377-383.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
www.facebook.com/meenkaran/.

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Pseudolaguvia austrina

Pseudolaguvia austrina
Pictured in their natural habitat

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