| Exostoma vinciguerrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Exostoma |
| Species: | E. vinciguerrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Exostoma vinciguerrae Regan, 1905 | |
Exostoma vinciguerrae is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Sisoridae. It is found in Myanmar and India.
Exostoma vinciguerrae reaches a standard length of 3.6 cm (1.4 in). [2]
The fish is named in honour of physician-ichthyologist Decio Vinciguerra (1856–1934). [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.
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.
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.
Atopochilus chabanaudi is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Republic of the Congo where it occurs in Stanley Pool. It is consumed for food and is threatened by urbanisation of Stanley Pool, water pollution and lead toxicity which comes from car oil and boat traffic. This species grows to a length of 6.0 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.
Atopochilus christyi is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It occurs in the Ituri, Itimbri and Kasai Rivers as well as the Kinsuka Rapids and Boyoma Falls. This species grows to a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) SL.
Atopochilus mandevillei is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it occurs in the Kinsuka Rapids. This species grows to a length of 14.1 centimetres (5.6 in) TL.
Microsynodontis polli is a species of upside-down catfish native to Guinea from the Gbin River and Liberia from Saint John. This species grows to a length of 4.1 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.
Atopodontus adriaensi is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Gabon where it occurs in rapids of the Ivindo, Okano, Ngounié and the Nyanga Rivers. This species grows to a length of 10.0 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. This species is the only described member of its genus.
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 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 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.
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 ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Nepal and India.
Pterocryptis barakensis, is a species of catfish found in the Barak River of the Brahmaputra River basin in India.
Pterocryptis gangelica is a species of catfish found in the Ganges River, where it occurs in India and Bangladesh.
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