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| Scientific Name | Pseudolaguvia vespa |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Tsücha River, a tributary of the Milak River, a south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Nagaland, India. |
| Type Locality Notes | Co-occurring species included Pterocryptis indicus, Balitora sp., Garra sp. and Amblyceps apangi. |
| Pronunciation | sue doh lah GOO vee ah - ves paa. |
| Etymology | The specific name vespa is derived from the Latin, meaning wasp, in reference to the alternating chrome-yellow and brown stripes on the body resembling a wasp. Used as an adjective. |
| 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. |
| General Remarks | This species is consumed locally and is even considered to be a delicacy. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Pseudolaguvia vespa is presently known only from the type locality but is likely to have a wider distribution in Nagaland, India. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a 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 | Zootaxa, 5082(1), 77–86. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Dec 19 06:12 (species record created: 2021 Dec 17 12:08) |