 Summary of horaglanis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification | Members of the genus Horaglanis are blind catfishes that inhabit wells and sub-terrenanean channels in the state of Kerala in India. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexing | In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 31mm, largest 42mm, average 36mm, most commonly 42mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 4 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/clariidae/horaglanis/abdulkalami/1.jpg "Horaglanis abdulkalami - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/horaglanis/alikunhii/1.jpg "Horaglanis alikunhii - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/horaglanis/krishnai/1.jpg "Horaglanis krishnai - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/clariidae/horaglanis/populi/1.jpg "Horaglanis populi - Click for species page")