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Erethistidae
Erethistidae are a family of catfishes that originate from southern Asia. It includes about 45 species. Taxonomy This family includes species previously placed in Sisoridae. They were removed because they were thought to be more closely related to the neotropical Aspredinidae than to the remaining sisorids due to a number of morphological characters. However, it has been suggested that the erethistid catfishes be included back into Sisoridae and some genera are included in that family by some authorities. Distribution Erethistids are found on the Indian subcontinent eastwards to western Thailand and northern Malay Peninsula. Description Many of the members of this family are small, cryptically colored fishes with tuberculate skin. Erethistids are distinguished from sisorids by having a pectoral girdle with a long coracoid process that extends well beyond the base of the pectoral fin; this structure can be felt through the skin in all genera and is visible externally in all gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erethistidae
Erethistidae are a family of catfishes that originate from southern Asia. It includes about 45 species. Taxonomy This family includes species previously placed in Sisoridae. They were removed because they were thought to be more closely related to the neotropical Aspredinidae than to the remaining sisorids due to a number of morphological characters. However, it has been suggested that the erethistid catfishes be included back into Sisoridae and some genera are included in that family by some authorities. Distribution Erethistids are found on the Indian subcontinent eastwards to western Thailand and northern Malay Peninsula. Description Many of the members of this family are small, cryptically colored fishes with tuberculate skin. Erethistids are distinguished from sisorids by having a pectoral girdle with a long coracoid process that extends well beyond the base of the pectoral fin; this structure can be felt through the skin in all genera and is visible externally in all gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudolaguvia
''Pseudolaguvia'' is a genus of South Asian river catfishes. These species inhabit hill streams and large rivers. '' P. tenebricosa'' is found in fast running, clear water; the river has a sandy bottom and numerous rocks and boulders and aquatic vegetation is absent. '' P. inornata'' is from clear, shallow, moderately flowing streams with a predominantly sandy bottom. '' P. muricata'' is found in clear, shallow, slow-flowing streams with a mixed substrate of sand and detritus; these fish are found amongst detritus in areas with current. '' P. ferula'' is also found in swift flowing waters with a mixed rocky/sandy bottom. Species There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pseudolaguvia assula'' H. H. Ng & Conway, 2013 * '' Pseudolaguvia austrina'' Radhakrishnan, Sureshkumar & H. H. Ng, 2011 * '' Pseudolaguvia ferruginea'' H. H. Ng, 2009 * '' Pseudolaguvia ferula'' H. H. Ng, 2006 * '' Pseudolaguvia flavida'' H. H. Ng, 2009 * '' Pseudolaguvia foveolata'' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catfish Families
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, ''Vandellia cirrhosa''. Neither the armour-plated types nor the naked types have scales. Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers". Members of the Siluriformes order are defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish are of considerable commercial importance; many of the larger species are farmed or fished for food. Many of the smaller species, particularly the genus ''Corydoras'', are important in the aquarium hobby. Many catfish are nocturnal, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conta
''Conta'' is a small genus of South Asian river catfishes native to India and Bangladesh. Description ''Conta'' can be distinguished from all other erethistids by the presence of a very long and narrow adhesive apparatus on its thorax about six times as it is long. It also has extremely narrow gill openings, a slender body, a serrated anterior margin on the dorsal fin spine, a papillate upper lip, and 9–10 anal fin rays. The eyes are small and located dorsolaterally. There is villiform (brush-like) teeth in both jaws. The pectoral fin spine is serrated anteriorly and posteriorly. '' Conta pectinata'' differs from '' Conta conta'' in that it has a longer and more slender caudal peduncle and in having anteriorly-directed serration Serration is a saw-like appearance or a row of sharp or tooth-like projections. A serrated cutting edge has many small points of contact with the material being cut. By having less contact area than a smooth blade or other edge, the applied pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erethistoides
''Erethistoides'' is a genus of South Asian river catfishes. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:Ng, H.H., Ferraris, C.J.Jr. & Neely, D.A. (2012): ''The catfish genus'' Erethistoides ''(Siluriformes: Sisoridae) in Myanmar, with descriptions of three new species.'' Zootaxa, 3254: 55–68. * '' Erethistoides ascita'' H. H. Ng & Edds, 2005 * '' Erethistoides cavatura'' H. H. Ng & Edds, 2005 * '' Erethistoides infuscatus'' H. H. Ng, 2006 * '' Erethistoides longispinis'' H. H. Ng, Ferraris & Neely, 2012 * '' Erethistoides luteolus'' H. H. Ng, Ferraris & Neely, 2012 * '' Erethistoides montana'' Hora, 1950 * '' Erethistoides pipri'' Hora, 1950 * '' Erethistoides senkhiensis'' Tamang, Chaudhry & Choudhury, 2008 * '' Erethistoides sicula'' H. H. Ng, 2005 * '' Erethistoides vesculus'' H. H. Ng, Ferraris & Neely, 2012 Distribution and habitat This genus is known from the sub-Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent. They are found in the Brahm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivores (species that eat dead material on the bottom), and even to a tiny parasitic species commonly called the candiru, ''Vandellia cirrhosa''. Neither the armour-plated types nor the naked types have scales. Despite their name, not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers". Members of the Siluriformes order are defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish are of considerable commercial importance; many of the larger species are farmed or fished for food. Many of the smaller species, particularly the genus ''Corydoras'', are important in the aquarium hobby. Many catfish are nocturnal, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erethistes
''Erethistes'' is a genus of South Asian river catfishes. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Erethistes maesotensis'' Kottelat, 1983 * '' Erethistes pusillus'' J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 Distribution This genus is distributed in the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages in northern India and Nepal, and east and south to the Salween drainage on the border of Myanmar and Thailand. Description ''Erethistes'' species lack a thoracic adhesive apparatus, a smooth to granulate anterior margin on a strong dorsal fin spine, a papillate upper lip, and 8–12 anal fin rays. The pectoral fin spine is serrated anteriorly and posteriorly. The anterior margin of the pectoral fin spine either has serrations all pointing toward tip of spine; arranged in divergent pairs; or outwardly directed and not divergent. The head is large and broad with a conical snout. The body is robust rather than slender as in some other erethistid genera, and is moderately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hara (fish)
''Hara'' is a genus of South Asian river catfishes native to South Asia from India to Myanmar. Species There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * ''Hara filamentosa'' Blyth, 1860 * '' Hara hara'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Hara horai'' Misra, 1976 * '' Hara jerdoni'' F. Day, 1870 * '' Hara koladynensis'' Anganthoibi & Vishwanath, 2009 * '' Hara longissima'' H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2007 * ''Hara mesembrina'' H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2007 * ''Hara minuscula'' H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2007 * ''Hara nareshi'' Mahapatra & S. Kar, 2015 Mahapatra, B.K. & Kar, S. (2015): ''Hara nareshi'' a new species of catfish (Pisces: Erethistidae) from the Barak River system of Assam, India. ''Records of the zoological Survey of India, 115: 31-35.'' * ''Hara spinulus Hara may refer to: Art and entertainment * Hara (band), a Romanian pop-band * ''Hara'' (film), a 2014 Kannada-language drama film * ''Hara'' (sculpture), a 1989 artwork by Deborah Butterfield * Goo Hara (1991-2019), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisoridae
Sisoridae is a family of catfishes. These Asian catfishes live in fast-moving waters and often have adaptations that allow them to adhere to objects in their habitats. The family includes about 235 species. Taxonomy The family Sisoridae is recognized as a natural, monophyletic group based on morphological and molecular evidence. It is divided into two subfamilies, Sisorinae and Glyptosterninae (glyptosternoids). The Sisorinae contain the five genera ''Bagarius'', ''Gagata'', '' Gogangra'', '' Nangra'', and ''Sisor''. The Glyptosterninae contain three tribes. Glyptothoracini contains only the genus ''Glyptothorax'' and Pseudecheneidina contains only the genus ''Pseudecheneis''. The remaining genera, '' Chimarrichthys'', '' Exostoma'', '' Glaridoglanis'', ''Glyptosternon'', ''Myersglanis'', '' Oreoglanis'', '' Parachiloglanis'', '' Pareuchiloglanis'', and '' Pseudexostoma'', are contained in the tribe Glyptosternina. The monophyly of the entire family and the tribe Glyptosterninae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyptothorax
''Glyptothorax'' is a genus of catfishes order Siluriformes of the family Sisoridae. It is the most species-rich and widely distributed genus in the family with new species being discovered on a regular basis. These species are distributed in the Black Sea basin, northern Turkey, south and east to the Yangtze River drainage in China and south throughout Indo-China to Java, Indonesia. They are found in Asia Minor (in the Tigris and Euphrates River drainages) and southwards to Southeast Asia. The genus is very diverse in the Indian subcontinent. Southeast Asian species tend to have restricted distributions. Description This genus is easily distinguished from other sisorids by having an adhesive apparatus on the thorax with grooves parallel or oblique to the longitudinal axis of the body, as opposed to grooves transverse to the longitudinal axis of body or the thoracic adhesive apparatus entirely absent. The dorsal fin and pectoral fins have strong spines. The dorsal fin spine is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akysidae
The stream catfishes comprise the family Akysidae of catfishes. Distribution and habitat Akysids are known from across a large area in Southeast Asia. They are found in fresh water. Fish of the subfamily Parakysinae are primarily found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Sarawak, and western and southern Borneo. Most species are generally found in deeper parts of relatively swift rivers and forest streams. Taxonomy It includes at least 57 species in five genera; many species are only recently described. The family is divided into two subfamilies, Akysinae and Parakysinae. The Parakysinae had previously been listed as an independent family. This family is sister to a clade formed by Sisoridae, Erethistidae, and Aspredinidae. Description Akysids are small to minute fishes with cryptic colouration, tiny eyes, and completely covered with unculiferous plaques or tubercles. In some genera, some of the tubercles on the body are enlarged and arranged in distinctive longitudinal rows, the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspredinidae
The Aspredinidae are a small South American family of catfishes ( order Siluriformes) also known as the banjo catfishes, with about 43 species. Distribution Aspredinids are found throughout the major tropical rivers of South America (e.g., Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, São Francisco, Paraguay- Paraná, and Uruguay). ''Bunocephalus'' is the only genus found in rivers west of the Andes including the Atrato, San Juan, and Patía Rivers. Taxonomy Of the 13 genera in the family Aspredinidae, a few genera have been described relatively recently, including ''Acanthobunocephalus'' in 1995, ''Micromyzon'' in 1996, and ''Pseudobunocephalus'' in 2008. These genera are categorized into three subfamilies. The Aspredinidae are often recognized as a part of the primarily Asian superfamily Sisoroidea as the sister group to the family Erethistidae. However, other authors find that they are sister to the superfamily Doradoidea, which includes Doradidae, Auchenipteridae, and perhaps Mochokidae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
