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Beta Mahatvaraj (1) Adrian Taylor (1) Gareth Savage (1) Kiruya Momochi (2)

Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 28 - 30. Differs from its congeners by having elongate dorsal (21.2-26.7% SL) and pectoral (26.8-35.7% SL) spines. Differs from Pseudolaguvia foveolata in having a thoracic adhesive apparatus reaching beyond the base of the last pectoral-fin ray, a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 20.7) and fewer vertebrae (28-30 vs. 33); from P. kapuri in having a shorter adipose-fin base (12.3-16.1% SL vs. 17.1-18.8); from P. ribeiroi in having a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 16.4-18.2); and from P. inornata in having (vs. lacking) light brown patches on the body and a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 16.3-19.0). Further differs from P. shawi in lacking a colour pattern of strongly contrasting brown and yellow bands and in having a larger interorbital distance (31.4-36.7% HL vs. 23.4-29.6); from P. tenebricosa in having a shorter caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% vs. 16.9-18.9); and from P. tuberculata in having a shorter adipose-fin base (12.3-16.1% SL vs. 16.8-22.7) and caudal peduncle (12.6-15.7% SL vs. 16.2-20.1). Habitat: This small species is found in clear, shallow, slow-flowing stream with a mixed substrate of sand and detritus. Etymology: Pseudolaguvia, Pseudo-, false; i.e., although this genus may superficially resemble several “closely allied” genera, including Laguvia (a junior synonym of Erethistes), such an appearance is false. The species epithet muricata, from the Latin adjective muricata, meaning spiny (like a murex), in reference to its elongate dorsal and pectoral-fin spines.

Tiger Bee Cat

None

Sisoridae

Asia: Brahmaputra River drainage in Bangladesh. Type locality: Rangapani Khal (creek), 6 km NNW of Jaintapur on Sylhet-Shilling highway, 25°10’N, 92°6'E, [Brahmaputra drainage] Sylhet district, Bangladesh.

2.5cm (1ins)

22-24°C (71-75°F)

6.0-7.5.

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Ng, H.H., 2005. Two new species of Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from Bangladesh. Zootaxa 1044:35-47.
The ETYFish Project. Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
Thomson, A.W. and L.M. Page, 2006. Genera of the Asian catfish families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 1345:1-96.