Erethistoides sicula is a species of South Asian river catfish endemic to India where it is found in the Mansai River drainage. This species is found in large, shallow, fast-flowing streams with a sandy bottom. The fish usually hide in clumps of aquatic vegetation.[1] This species grows to a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.
Erethistoides sicula | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Erethistidae |
Genus: | Erethistoides |
Species: | E. sicula |
Binomial name | |
Erethistoides sicula H. H. Ng, 2005[1] | |
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