Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Pseudolaguvia |
| Species: | P. ribeiroi
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| Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi | |
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Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Nepal and India.
Description[edit]
This species reaches a total length of 10 cm (4 in).[3]
Etymology[edit]
The species epithet is named for entomologist Sydney H. Ribeiro, of the Zoological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hora, S. L. (1921). "On some new or rare species of fish from the eastern Himalayas". Records of Indian museum, Calcutta. 22: 731-744.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
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