Horaglanis abdulkalami is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to India.
Horaglanis abdulkalami | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Horaglanis |
Species: | H. abdulkalami
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Binomial name | |
Horaglanis abdulkalami Babu, 2012
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Description and naming
editIt was described by Subhash Babu Kallikadavil of the Cochin University of Science and Technology in 2012.[2][3] It was named after former President of India Abdul Kalam.[3]
References
edit- ^ Dahanukar, N.; Sidharthan, A. (2023). "Horaglanis abdulkalami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023. IUCN: e.T56099918A56717650.
- ^ Horaglanis abdulkalami in FishBase
- ^ a b "New blind catfish and eel found in India". phys.org. Retrieved 2019-11-05.