Shaws Catfish Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Pseudolaguvia shawi
Family : Erethistidae
Order : Silurifirmes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Shaws Catfish
Habitat : Rapid running waters of hill areas
Description : The body of Shaws Catfish is more or less elongated having dark greyish-yellow above and dull whitish below with two broad black bands.Head is depressed with inferior mouth having 4 pairs of maxillary barbels.Dorsal spine round,smooth and bony along with lunate or semicircular caudal fin.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Erethistes pussilus
(Gangetic Erethistes) -
Sisor rabdophorus
(Sisor Catfish) -
Hara hara
(Kosi hara) -
Gogangra viridescens
(Huddah Nangra) -
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
(Painted Catfish) -
Amblyceps mangois
(Indian Torrent Catfish.) -
Wallago attu
(Freshwater shark) -
Eutropiichthys murius
(Indus garua) -
Batasio batasio
(Tista Batasio) -
Bagarius yarrelli
(Goonch)
References:
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Khan, Mohammad Moazzam([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Khan, Mohammad Moazzam([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.