Pseudolaguvia
| Pseudolaguvia | |
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| Pseudolaguvia shawi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudolaguvia Misra, 1976 |
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Pseudolaguvia is a
aquatic vegetation is absent.[2] P. inornata is from clear, shallow, moderately flowing streams with a predominantly sandy bottom.[3] P. muricata is found in clear, shallow, slow-flowing streams with a mixed substrate of sand and detritus; these fish are found amongst detritus in areas with current.[3] P. ferula is also found in swift flowing waters with a mixed rocky/sandy bottom.[1]
Species
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:
- H. H. Ng, 2011
- H. H. Ng, 2009
- H. H. Ng, 2006
- H. H. Ng, 2009
- H. H. Ng, 2005
- H. H. Ng, 2005
- Pseudolaguvia jiyaensis Tamang & Sinha, 2014[6]
- Pseudolaguvia kapuri (Tilak & Husain, 1975)
- Pseudolaguvia lapillicola Britz, A. Ali & Raghavan, 2013[7]
- Pseudolaguvia magna Tamang & Sinha, 2014[6]
- H. H. Ng, 2005
- Pseudolaguvia nepalensis [citation needed]
- Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921) (Painted catfish)
- Pseudolaguvia shawi (Hora, 1921)
- H. H. Ng & Lalramliana, 2010
- Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa Britz & Ferraris, 2003
- Pseudolaguvia tuberculata (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)
- Pseudolaguvia vespa Praveenraj, Vijayakrishnan, Lima & Gurumayum, 2021[9]
- H. H. Ng & Lalramliana, 2010
Description
Externally, these fish resemble members of the
anal fin rays.[11] Both the dorsal fin and pectoral fin have strong spines. The head and body are slightly depressed. The eyes are small, dorsal, and located in the middle of the head. The barbels are annulated with black rings.[11]
References
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- ^ Ng, H.H.; Conway, K.W. (2013). "Pseudolaguvia assula, a new species of crypto-benthic sisorid catfish from central Nepal (Teleostei: Sisoridae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 24 (2): 179–185.
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- ^ Britz R, Ali A, Raghavan R (2013). "Pseudolaguvia lapillicola, a new species of catfish from Peninsular India (Teleostei: Sisoridae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (4): 289–295.
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- ^ Praveenraj, Jayasimhan; Vijayakrishnan, Balaji; Lima, Akum & Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi (2021). "A new sisorid catfish of the genus Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nagaland, north-eastern India". Zootaxa. 5082 (1): 77–86.
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