''Erethistoides cavatura'' is a species of
South Asian river catfish
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 ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
where it is found in the
Rapi River system of
Narayani River Narayani may refer to:
* Narayani (deity), another name for Lakshmi
* Narayani, an epithet of Yogamaya
* Narayani River, or Gandaki River, in Nepal
* Narayani Temple, in Narayani village, near Khalikote, Odisha, India
* Narayani Zone, a former admi ...
basin.
This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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Erethistidae
Fish of Asia
Taxa named by Heok Hee Ng
Taxa named by David R. Edds
Fish described in 2005
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