| Exostoma sawmteai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Exostoma |
| Species: | E. sawmteai |
| Binomial name | |
| Exostoma sawmteai | |
Exostoma sawmteai is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in the Pharsih River, which is a tributary of the Tuivai River in the Barak River drainage in Mizoram, north-eastern India. [1]
Exostoma sawmteai reaches a standard length of 8.5 cm (3.3 in). [2]
The fish is named for Sawmtea Vanalalmalsawma, who as a field assistant helped collect specimens for Lalramliana. [3]
Sisoridae is a family of catfishes. These Asian catfishes live in fast-moving waters and often have adaptations that allow them to adhere to objects in their habitats. The family includes about 235 species.
Pseudolaguvia is a genus of South Asian river catfishes. These species inhabit hill streams and large rivers. P. tenebricosa is found in fast running, clear water; the river has a sandy bottom and numerous rocks and boulders and aquatic vegetation is absent. P. inornata is from clear, shallow, moderately flowing streams with a predominantly sandy bottom. 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. P. ferula is also found in swift flowing waters with a mixed rocky/sandy bottom.
Glyptothorax is a genus of catfishes order Siluriformes of the family Sisoridae. It is the most species-rich and widely distributed genus in the family with new species being discovered on a regular basis. These species are distributed in the Black Sea basin, northern Turkey, south and east to the Yangtze River drainage in China and south throughout Indo-China to Java, Indonesia. They are found in Asia Minor and southwards to Southeast Asia. The genus is very diverse in the Indian subcontinent. Southeast Asian species tend to have restricted distributions.
Exostoma is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia. These species are distributed in the Brahmaputra drainage of north-eastern India, and east and south to the Salween drainages in Burma. E. berdmorei is found in the Sittang and Salween drainages in Burma. E. labiatum is known from the Brahmaputra drainage in north-eastern India, but has also been recorded in the Salween drainage in Burma, the Ayeyarwady drainage in China, and the Brahmaputra drainage in Tibet and Burma. E. stuarti is from the Ayeyarwady River of Burma and India; however, it has not been collected since its original discovery. E. labiatum is found in mountain rapids.
Glyptosternon is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Paramphilius teugelsi is a species of loach catfish found in Guinea and Sierra Leone in the Mamou and Kogon Rivers. It grows to a length of 5.1 cm.
Doumea chappuisi is a species of loach catfish found in the coastal rivers of Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau. It reaches a length of 11.4 cm.
Doumea thysi is a species of loach catfish found in Nigeria where it is found in the Cross River and Cameroon where it is found in that country's section of the Cross River and Ndian Department. It reaches a length of 6.5 cm.
Exostoma effrenum is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Thailand.
Exostoma peregrinator is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Thailand.
Exostoma berdmorei is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand.
Exostoma vinciguerrae is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar and India.
Exostoma stuarti is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar.
Exostoma tenuicaudata is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in the Siang River, in the Brahmaputra River basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Exostoma labiatum, the Burmese bat catfish, is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in in India.
Exostoma barakensis is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in India.
Pseudolaguvia spicula is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Surma-Meghna River system in India and Bangladesh.
Pseudolaguvia virgulata is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Barak River drainage in Mizoram, India.
Pseudolaguvia nubila is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Kaladan River drainage system in southern Mizoram, India.
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Nepal and India.
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