''Erethistoides sicula'' 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
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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.
This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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Erethistidae
Fish of Asia
Fish of India
Taxa named by Heok Hee Ng
Fish described in 2005
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