Erethistoides sicula

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Erethistoides sicula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Erethistoides
Species:
E. sicula
Binomial name
Erethistoides sicula
H. H. Ng, 2005 [1]

Erethistoides sicula is a species of South Asian river catfish endemic to India where it is found in the Mansai River drainage. This species is found in large, shallow, fast-flowing streams with a sandy bottom. The fish usually hide in clumps of aquatic vegetation. [1] This species grows to a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.

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