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Lateral view showing sub-terminal mouth (arrow)/siluriformes/horabagridae/pachypterus/khavalchor/3.jpg "Pachypterus khavalchor")
Upper jaw w/ blunt teeth; lower jaw w/ sharp teeth/siluriformes/horabagridae/pachypterus/khavalchor/4.jpg "Pachypterus khavalchor")
Adult female
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pachypterus khavalchor (Kulkarni, 1952) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Panchaganga River, near Kolhapur, Mumbai State, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Neotropius khavalchor |
| Pronunciation | khaa-val-chor. |
| Etymology | "khaval" - scales ; "chor" - thief (in Marathi, a language spoken in Maharashtra, India). The name is in reference to the scale eating behaviour of this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Krishna river system in Maharashtra and middle Pennar River in Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian waters, Andhra Pradesh State Waters, Krishna, Upper Krishna (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Andhra Pradesh State Waters, Krishna, Upper Krishna, Panchaganga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Andhra Pradesh State Waters, Krishna, Tungabhadra (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 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | This species is a known scale-eating fish. It attacks its prey at night to tear of scales, then returns to eat the scales it dislodges. User data. |
| Compatibility | Given its scale-eating behavior, this species is probably a poor choice for a community tank. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 49 (pts 3-4), pp 232, Fig. 1. |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.39.1079.7018 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2017 Jul 15 21:38) |