| Family: |
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Kunthi River, a tributary of Bharathapuzha River originating from the Western Ghats in Peninsular India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from congeners in having the following characters: body pale brown; rhomboidal-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus almost covering the entire thoracic area; snout strongly projecting with the premaxillary teeth partially exposed when the mouth is closed; and caudal peduncle short (8.8-14.7 % SL) and deep (10.3-14.7 % SL) (Ref. 86527). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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