| Pseudolaguvia shawi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudolaguvia |
| Species: | P. shawi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudolaguvia shawi (Hora, 1921) | |
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Pseudolaguvia shawi is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the waters of Darjeeling, Siliguri Terai and Sikkim in India. [2]
Pseudolaguvia shawi reaches a total length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in). [3]
The species epithet is named in honour of naturalist G. E. Shaw, who collected the type specimen.
Erethistidae are a family of catfishes that originate from southern Asia. It includes about 45 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.
Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa is a species of catfish. It is only known from a fast-flowing hill stream called Pathe Chaung, near Taungoo in southern Burma.
Erethistoides is a genus of South Asian river catfishes.
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.
Erethistoides vesculus is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Ann Chaung River basin of western Myanmar.
Erethistoides luteolus is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the upper Sittaung River basin in central Myanmar.
Pseudolaguvia ferruginea is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Raidak River, which is a tributary of the Sankosh River, which is in turn a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in India.
Pseudolaguvia flavida is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Hooghly River, a tributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, India.
Pseudolaguvia ferula is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Tista River in West Bengal, India.
Pseudolaguvia foveolata is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Tista River, which is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in northern West Bengal, India.
Pseudolaguvia inornata is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Feni River drainage of Bangladesh.
Pseudolaguvia muricata is a species of sisorid catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Brahmaputra River drainage of Bangladesh.
Pseudolaguvia virgulata is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Barak River drainage in Mizoram, India.
Pseudolaguvia fucosa is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Karnaphuli River drainage system in Mizoram, India.
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Nepal and India.
Pseudolaguvia tuberculata is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Myanmar.
Pseudolaguvia austrina is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the Kunthipuzha River, a tributary of the Bharathapuzha River originating from the Western Ghats in southern India.
Pseudolaguvia kapuri is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in India and Nepal.
Hara longissima is a species of South Asian river catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Myanmar.
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