Pseudolaguvia shawi is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in the waters of Darjeeling, Siliguri Terai and Sikkim in India.[2]

Pseudolaguvia shawi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Genus: Pseudolaguvia
Species:
P. shawi
Binomial name
Pseudolaguvia shawi
(Hora, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Laguvia shawi Hora, 1921
  • Glyptothorax shawi (Hora, 1921)

Description

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Pseudolaguvia shawi reaches a total length of 3.8 cm (1.5 in).[3]

Etymology

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The species epithet is named in honour of naturalist G. E. Shaw, who collected the type specimen.

References

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  1. ^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pseudolaguvia shawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166471A6216340. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166471A6216340.en. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ Ng, H.H., Ferraris, C.J.Jr. & Neely, D.A. (2012): The catfish genus Erethistoides (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) in Myanmar, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 3254: 55–68.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolaguvia shawi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • 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.