| Family: |
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae |
| Max. size: |
3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known from the Mansai River drainage, itself a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in northern West Bengal state in India (Ref. 54978). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 29-31. Erethistoides sicula differs from both E. montana and E. pipri in having a
longer caudal peduncle (19.6–22.3% SL vs. 14.4–18.4) and shorter pectoral spine (14.6–28.0% SL vs. 30.7–32.1). It further differs from E. montana in having a dorsally projecting bony splint on the opercle immediately posterior to its articular facet with the hyomandibula (vs. splint absent; Fig. 2) and from E. pipri in having a more slender head (13.4–15.1% SL vs. 16.4). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 21 December 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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