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Full grown adult
Closeup of snout in adult

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Scientific Name	**Pachypterus atherinoides** (Bloch, 1794)
Common Name	Indian Potasi
Type Locality	Tranquebar [Tharangambadi], India.
Synonym(s)	Bagrus angius, Bagrus atherinoides, Bagrus urua, Clupisoma atherinoides, Neotropius atherinoides, Pachypterus trifasciatus, Pimelodus angius, Pimelodus argius, Pimelodus urna, Pimelodus urua, Pseudeutropius atherinoides, Pseudeutropius atherinoides walkeri, Pseudotropius atherinoides, Silurus atherinoides
Pronunciation	at the ree noy diss
Etymology	The specific name comes from the Greek atherine, meaning smelt, and the suffix -oides, meaning having the form of, in reference to the passing resemblance to smelt.
Species Information
Size	150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Distinguished from N. acutirostris in having a shorter snout.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat all manner of live, frozen and prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	Provide plenty of vegetation in the form of a heavily planted tank for the fish to hide in.
Compatibility	A peaceful, schooling species that is compatible with most fish. Should be kept in groups of three or more indivduals. Ideal tankmates are other small Asian fish (barbs, rasboras, gouramies) in a biotope setup.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8, pp 48, Pl. 371 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Apr 26 00:00)