Horaglanis alikunhii

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Horaglanis alikunhii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Genus: Horaglanis
Species:
H. alikunhii
Binomial name
Horaglanis alikunhii
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Horaglanis alikunhii is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to India. It was described by Subhash Babu Kallikadavil and Nayar in 2004. [1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Indian aquaculturist Kolliyil Hameed Alikunhi (1918–2010), because of his contributions to fishery science in general and the Indian fisheries in particular. [2]

References

  1. Horaglanis alikunhii in FishBase
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CLARIIDAE Bonaparte 1845 (Airbreathing or Labyrinth Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 June 2025.