| Family: |
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae |
| Max. size: |
5.78 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 35-35. Possesses the following diagnostic characters: skin granulated; dorsal profile greatly arched anterior to the adipose fin; dorsal spine short and smooth, its length 5.1-8.9% SL; pectoral-fin length 16.8-21.9% SL, ventral surface of first simple ray plaited; adipose-fin base length 22.1-27.3% SL; thoracic adhesive apparatus chevron shaped, wider than long, the median ridges of the apparatus perpendicular to its base, slightly diverging laterally, its base concave, open caudally, with a shallow depression at its posterior end followed by a small fold of skin (Ref. 85325). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 October 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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