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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: fucosa: Derived from the Latin adjective fucosus, meaning painted or colored, in reference to the color pattern of this species, which includes more pale spots and stripes than most congeners.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Karnaphuli River drainage in Mizoram, India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 107791)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Pseudolaguvia fucosa is distinguished from congeners except for P. virgulata by the presence (vs. absence) of a pale, y-shaped marking on the dorsal surface of the head; from congeners except for P. flavida, P. kapuri, P. muricata, P. nepalensis, P. ribeiroi and P. virgulata by the presence (vs. absence) of serrations on the anterior edge of the dorsal spine. It differs from the remaining six species by a combination of the following characters: dorsal-fin spine length 18.0-21.6% SL; anterior edge of the dorsal spine with 4-10 serrations; pectoral-fin spine length 20.7-26.1% SL; adipose-fin base length 21.5-26.3% SL; body depth at anus 12.3-15.9% SL; caudal peduncle depth 7.5-9.8% SL; caudal peduncle length 17.0-20.5% SL; and sides of body with pale yellowish patches and irregular bands (Ref. 107791).
The type locality, Tuichawng River, has a moderate current and a substrate composed of sand and pebble. Other fishes collected together with Pseudolaguvia fucosa include Amblyceps cf. mangois, Mystus bleekeri, and one or more species each of Psilorhynchus, Schistura, Physoschistura and Badis (Ref. 107791).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H., L. Lalramliana and S. Lalronunga, 2016. A new diminutive sisorid catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from northeastern India. Zootaxa 4105(6):546-556. (Ref. 107791)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00280 - 0.02153), b=3.08 (2.84 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
