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Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi

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Species of catfish

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Genus: Pseudolaguvia
Species: P. ribeiroi
Binomial name
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
(Hora, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Laguvia ribeiroi Hora, 1921
  • Glyptothorax ribeiroi (Hora, 1921)
  • Laguvia ribeiroi ribeiroi Hora, 1921
  • Glyptothorax riberoi (Hora, 1921)
  • Laguvia rebeiroi Hora, 1921

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Nepal and India.

Description

This species reaches a total length of 10 cm (4 in).

Etymology

The species epithet is named for entomologist Sydney H. Ribeiro, of the Zoological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen.

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166402A6201287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166402A6201287.en. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. Hora, S. L. (1921). "On some new or rare species of fish from the eastern Himalayas". Records of Indian museum, Calcutta. 22: 731-744.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 August 2023). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families AKYSIDAE, AMBLYCIPITIDAE, SISORIDAE and AMPHILIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi


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