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| Scientific Name | Pseudolaguvia flavida Ng, 2009 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Hooghly [Bhagirathi] River at Kalna, 23°13'30"N, 88°22'39"E, West Bengal, India. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | sue doh lah GOO vee ah |
| Etymology | |
| 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. 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 | Asia Indian waters, Bengal Waters, West Bengal Waters, Hooghly (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Other Parameters | The water should be cool and heavily oxygenated with a good flow as these fish occur in hill streams. Anything above 25 C will hamper long term survival as these fish tend to wither away at higher temperatures. |
| 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. 20 (no. 3), pp 282, Figs. 5-6. |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. flavida on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up P. flavida on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. flavida on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. flavida on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.20.292.2231 | |
| Last Update | Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:08 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |