AquaticRepublic.com - Pseudolaguvia foveolata (Sisoridae) All Fishes

Dorsal view
Habitat: Flowing larger river with rocky substrate.
Thoracic adhesive apparatus

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudolaguvia foveolata** Ng, 2005
Common Name
Type Locality	Tista River at Tista barrage, 26°45'10"N, 88°34'11"E, West Bengal, India.
Pronunciation	sue doh lah GOO vee ah - foe vee oh lah tah
Etymology	From the Latin foveola, meaning pit, in reference to the large median depression in the thoracic adhesive apparatus of this species. An adjective.
Species Information
Size	30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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. Differs from congeners in having a shorter thoracic adhesive apparatus, a more slender and more elongate body.
Sexing	Not known.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Tista River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in northern West Bengal, India. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Tista (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Torsha (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 2009.
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	23.0-24.0°C or 73.4-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Needs well oxygenated water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Live/frozen food preferred, but can adapt to small particulate prepared food. User data.
Furniture	Fine sand for the bottom and smooth pebbles/rocks. The presence of plants will also help. Pseudolaguvia foveolata was collected from a deep area of the Tista River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River. The water was turbid and the area in which the holotype was collected had a mixed rocky/sandy bottom.
Compatibility	A peaceful, shoaling species that should be kept in a group of at least four. Best kept in a well-oxygenated tank, preferably with some current.
Suggested Tankmates	Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids. Other species collected along with Pseudolaguvia foveolata include Aspidoparia morar, Barilius bendelisis,B. shacra, B. vagra, Crossocheilus latius, Carra lissorhynchus , Canthophrys gongota ,Psilorhynchus balitora, P. sucatio ,Lepidocephalichthys guntea ,Acanthocobitis botia, Schistura savona , Amblyceps mangois , Batasio tengana , Erethistoides sp. and Parambassis ranga .
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 2), pp 174, Figs. 1-2, 4A.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:23 (species record created: 2004 Nov 27 00:00)