Erethistes pusillus

Erethistes pusillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Genus: Erethistes
Species: E. pusillus
Binomial name
Erethistes pusillus
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849

Erethistes pusillus is a species of South Asian river catfish native to India, Bangladesh and Myanmar where it is mostly found in hill streams. This species prefers muddy portions of rivers that are overgrown with vegetation. This species grows to a length of 4.2 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. It is kept in tropical aquaria, but its occurrence in the aquarium trade is very rare.

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