Erethistes pusillus
| Erethistes pusillus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Erethistes |
| Species: | E. pusillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Erethistes pusillus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849
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Erethistes pusillus is a species of South Asian river catfish native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it is mostly found in hill streams.[1] 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.[1] It is kept in tropical aquaria, but its occurrence in the aquarium trade is very rare.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Erethistes pusillus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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