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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Brahmaputra River drainage in India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 98400)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 28 - 29. Distinguished from other species of Pseudolaguvia in having a combination of the following characters: total vertebrae 28-29; one or more distinct pale bands encircling body; eye diameter 10-15% HL; interorbital distance 35-38% HL; head width 21.5-23.5% SL; thoracic adhesive apparatus reaching beyond base of last pectoral-fin ray; pectoral spine length 26.9-32.9% SL; dorsal spine length 23.4-29.0% SL; dorsal spine with anterior edge smooth or with rugose surface only on distal third of spine; body depth at anus 16.9-19.0% SL; length of adipose-fin base 12.5-15.4% SL; caudal peduncle length 14.8-17.7% SL; caudal peduncle depth 7.4-9.8% SL; and caudal-fin length 26.5-32.4% SL (Ref. 92247).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H,H. and L. Tamang, 2012. Pseudolaguvia viriosa, a new catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from north-eastern India. Zootaxa 3522:81-88. (Ref. 92247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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