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Pseudolaguvia shawi

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Species of fish

Pseudolaguvia shawi
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. shawi
Binomial name
Pseudolaguvia shawi
(Hora, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Laguvia shawi Hora, 1921
  • Glyptothorax shawi (Hora, 1921)

Pseudolaguvia shawi is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the waters of Darjeeling, Siliguri Terai and Sikkim in India.

Description

Pseudolaguvia shawi reaches a total length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in).

Etymology

The species epithet is named in honour of naturalist G. E. Shaw, who collected the type specimen.

References

  1. Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pseudolaguvia shawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166471A6216340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166471A6216340.en. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. Ng, H.H., Ferraris, C.J.Jr. & Neely, D.A. (2012): The catfish genus Erethistoides (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) in Myanmar, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 3254: 55–68.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolaguvia shawi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2005. Caelatoglanis zonatus, a new genus and species of the Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Myanmar, with comments on the nomenclature of Laguvia and Hara species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 16(1):13-22.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudolaguvia shawi


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