AquaticRepublic.com - Pseudolaguvia tuberculata (Sisoridae) All Fishes

Microscopic close-up view of the adhesive apparatus.
Microscopic close-up view of the adhesive apparatus showing hook like structures called

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudolaguvia tuberculata** (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)
Common Name
Type Locality	Sankha, a large hill-stream, midway between Kamaing and Mogaung, Myitkyina dist., Upper Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Glyptothorax tuberculatus
Pronunciation	sue doh lah GOO vee ah
Species Information
Size	30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Members of the genus Pseudolaguvia are small erethistid catfishes inhabiting hill streams and large rivers in the area bordered by the Ganges River drainage (northern India) to the west and the Sittang River drainage (east-central Myanmar) to the east. They can be distinguished from other sisorids by their small size,a combination of a thoracic adhesive apparatus with a median depression and prominent postcoracoid processes.
General Remarks	Pseudolaguvia is feminine, so the correct specific epithet should be tuberculata, not tuberculatus.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: endemic to Myanmar. Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Known to take only live food like blood worms, frozen brine shrimp etc. Spot feeding will help in case tank mates are voracious feeders. User data.
Compatibility	A peaceful species suitable for a hillstream biotope. Extreme care should be taken while choosing their tankmates as these fish are extremely poor at competing for food.
Suggested Tankmates	Cyprinids like Barilius and Danio and Balitorine loaches like Homaloptera species.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 31 (pt 3), pp182, Pl. 7 (fig. 2); Fig. 4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2006 Mar 17 00:00)