Erethistoides ascita
| Erethistoides ascita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Erethistoides |
| Species: | E. ascita |
| Binomial name | |
| Erethistoides ascita H. H. Ng & Edds, 2005[1] | |
Erethistoides ascita is a species of South Asian river catfish endemic to Nepal where it is found in the Mechi and Kosi River systems, Ganges drainage and in rivers of lowland plains of southeastern Nepal.[1] This species grows to a length of 3.67 centimetres (1.44 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Erethistoides ascita" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- 1 2 Ng, Heok Hee; Edds, David R. (September 2005). "Two new species of Erethistoides (Teleostei: Erethistidae) from Nepal" (PDF). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 16 (3): 239–248.
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