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Scientific Name	**Horaglanis krishnai** Menon, 1951
Common Names	Indian Blind Catfish Cave Catfish
Type Locality	Well at Kottayam, Travancore, Kerala state, southern India.
Pronunciation	ho raa glan is
Etymology	Horaglanis: Named after SL Hora, the Indian ichthyologist; the suffix -glanis is Greek for catfish and is often used in generic names of catfishes.
Species Information
Size	42mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Members of the genus Horaglanis are blind catfishes that inhabit wells and sub-terrenanean channels in the state of Kerala in India. Not imported as an aquarium fish, this fascinating little subterranean catfish is endangered in the wild. Notice how similar it is to the South American genus Phraetobius (Pimelodidae).
Sexing	In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Kottayam in Kerala, India. Indian waters, Kerala State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Found in wells. Migrate from one well to another through underground water channels.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 48 (pt 1) (for Mar. 1950), pp 64, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-3).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen.
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Last Update	2021 Apr 03 10:41 (species record created: 2006 Oct 07 06:26)