/siluriformes/sisoridae/pseudolaguvia/assula/1.jpg "Pseudolaguvia assula")
Dorsal view of holotype/siluriformes/sisoridae/pseudolaguvia/assula/2.jpg "Pseudolaguvia assula")
Lateral view of holotype/siluriformes/sisoridae/pseudolaguvia/assula/3.jpg "Pseudolaguvia assula")
Ventral view of holotype
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| Scientific Name | Pseudolaguvia assula Ng & Conway, 2013 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Chitwan Valley, Reu River, near confluence with Rapti River, Nepal. |
| Pronunciation | sue doh lah GOO vee ah |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known from the Rapti River drainage in central Nepal. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 24 (no. 2), pp 180, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:24 (species record created: 2013 Nov 27 23:29) |