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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: bucculenta: From expanded cheeks; name feminine adjective.
More on authors: Roberts & Ferraris.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Jamuna drainage, Tangail district in Bangladesh.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40780)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Vertebrae: 34. Possible a very small species. Snout moderately projecting; cheeks relatively expanded; head terete. Anterior naris very near snout tip (distance between naris and snout tip less than eye diameter). Nasal barbel extending to eye; maxillary barbel reaching only to end of pectoral fin; maxillary-barbel membrane broadly attached to head only on cheek; maxillary bone reaching posteriorly to midway between eye and end of head. Vent opening directly to exterior; vent and genital papilla located between anterior third of pelvic fins. Dorsal and pectoral fins without filamentous extensions Anal fin with 4-5 simple rays, 7-8 branched rays, total 11-13 (Ref. 40780).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 1998. Review of South Asian sisorid catfish genera Gagata and Nangra, with descriptions of a new genus and five new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50(14):315-345. (Ref. 40780)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00310 - 0.01476), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), 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
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).