Erethistoides sicula

Erethistoides sicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Erethistoides
Species:
E. sicula
Binomial name
Erethistoides sicula
H. H. Ng, 2005

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. This species grows to a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.

References

  1. 1 2 Ng, Heok Hee (2005). "Erethistoides sicula, a new catfish (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from India" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1021: 1–12. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1021.1.1.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Erethistoides sicula". FishBase. December 2011 version.