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Scientific Name: Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921)

Synonym: Glyptothorax ribeiroi (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Painted catfish
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Bonyfish : Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi

Photo: SCOTCAT.COM

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Description:
The body is elongated, and the head is flattened. The gill openings are wide. The skin on the belly is longitudinally corrugated, forming an adhesive pad. The dorsal spine is finely serrated along both edges. The maxillary barbels extend to the base of the pectoral fins or slightly beyond. The skin is tuberculated. The origin of the pelvic fins is almost equidistant from the tip of the snout and the base of the caudal fin. The coloration is dark grey on the upper body, fading to dull white on the lower body. The body is speckled with black dots, and there are two broad yellowish transverse bands across the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabits pool and run areas of swift stream.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.

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