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Scientific Name	**Pseudolaguvia muricata** Ng, 2005
Common Name	Tiger Bee Cat
Type Locality	Sylhet District, Rangapani Khal (creek), 6 kilometers north-northwest of Sylhet-Shillong highway, 25°10'N, 92°06'E, Bangladesh.
Synonym(s)
Pronunciation	sue doh lah GOO vee ah
Etymology
Species Information
Size	26mm or 1" 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. 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, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (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 2009.
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	Zootaxa No. 1044, pp 41, Fig. 3.
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Last Update	Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:08 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)