Erethistoides sicula
Erethistoides sicula is a species of South Asian river catfish endemic to India where it is found in the Mansai River drainage. This species is found in large, shallow, fast-flowing streams with a sandy bottom. The fish usually hide in clumps of aquatic vegetation.[1] This species grows to a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.
| Erethistoides sicula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Erethistoides |
| Species: | E. sicula |
| Binomial name | |
| Erethistoides sicula H. H. Ng, 2005[1] | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Erethistoides sicula" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Ng, Heok Hee (2005). "Erethistoides sicula, a new catfish (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from India" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1021: 1–12.
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