| Family: |
Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| Max. size: |
22.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Amaravathi River, a right-hand tributary of the Kaveri River, in India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 4-4; Anal soft rays: 65-65; Vertebrae: 54-54. This species is diagnosed from all congeners in the Indian subcontinent by the absence (vs. presence) of a process on the posteromedial edge of the coracoid, having a markedly convex predorsal profile (vs. with a slight or distinct concavity in the supraethmoidal or supraoccipital region), and a unique combination of the following characters: prognathous lower jaw causing snout to appear rounded when viewed laterally; maxillary barbel reaching to base of pectoral-fin spine; eye diameter 13.7% HL; head width 13.0% SL; body depth at anus 14.2% SL; 65 anal-fin rays; caudal peduncle depth 5.0% SL; caudal-fin length 12.6% SL; caudal fin with rounded lobes; 54 vertebrae, and dark midlateral stripe running along sides of body (Ref. 93963). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 30 January 2021 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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