Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Scientific 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 from Nepal and India. This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in). ^[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of entomologist Sydney H. Ribeiro, of the Zoological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen.

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi". 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.

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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