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Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish from Nepal and India. This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in). [1]

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Erethistidae
Genus:	Pseudolaguvia
Species:	P. ribeiroi
Binomial name
Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi (Hora, 1921)
Synonyms
Laguvia ribeiroi Hora, 1921 Glyptothorax ribeiroi (Hora, 1921) Laguvia ribeiroi ribeiroi Hora, 1921 Glyptothorax riberoi (Hora, 1921) Laguvia rebeiroi Hora, 1921

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of entomologist Sydney H. Ribeiro, of the Zoological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen.

References

• Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2005. Caelatoglanis zonatus, a new genus and species of the Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Myanmar, with comments on the nomenclature of Laguvia and Hara species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 16(1):13-22.

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