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| Scientific Name | Pseudolaguvia lapillicola Britz, Ali & Raghavan, 2013 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Subramanya, Kumaradhara river, 12°40'N, 75°37''E. Karnataka, India, elevation 135 meters. |
| 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 | Indian waters, Netravathi, Kumaradhara (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| 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. 23 (no. 4) (for 2012), pp 289. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. lapillicola on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up P. lapillicola on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. lapillicola on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. lapillicola on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2023 Jun 01 03:18 (species record created: 2013 Mar 17 10:38) |