Pseudecheneis sulcata

Pseudecheneis sulcata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Sisoridae
Genus:	Pseudecheneis
Species:	P. sulcata
Binomial name
Pseudecheneis sulcata (McClelland, 1842)
Synonyms
Glyptosternon sulcatusMcClelland, 1842 Pseudecheneis sulcatus(McClelland, 1842) Pseudoecheineus sulcatus(McClelland, 1842)

Pseudecheneis sulcata, the sucker throat catfish, is a species of sisorid catfish. It is found in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. ^[2]

Description

Pseudecheneis sulcata reaches a standard length of 20 cm (7.9 in). ^[3]

References

1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pseudecheneis sulcata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T166609A6246539. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166609A6246539.en . Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. Ng, Heok Hee (2006). "The identity of Pseudecheneis sulcata (M'Clelland, 1842), with descriptions of two new species of rheophilic catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nepal and China" (PDF). Zootaxa . 1254: 45–68.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudecheneis sulcata". FishBase . February 2015 version.

• Zhou, W., X. Li and Y. Yang, 2008. A review of the catfish genus Pseudecheneis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from China, with the description of four new species from Yunnan. Raffles Bull. Zool. 56(1):107-124.