Erethistes pusillus
| Erethistes pusillus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Erethistes |
| Species: | E. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erethistes pusillus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849 | |
Erethistes pusillus is a species of South Asian river catfish native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it is mostly found in hill streams. This species prefers muddy portions of rivers that are overgrown with vegetation. This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. It is kept in tropical aquaria, but its occurrence in the aquarium trade is very rare.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Erethistes pusillus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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