''Erethistoides vesculus'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
sisorid catfish
Sisoridae is a family of catfishes. These Asian catfishes live in fast-moving waters and often have adaptations that allow them to adhere to objects in their habitats. The family includes about 235 species.
Taxonomy
The family Sisoridae is recog ...
from the Ann Chaung River basin in western Myanmar.
[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.] This species reaches a length of .
References
Catfish of Asia
Fish of Myanmar
Taxa named by Heok Hee Ng
Taxa named by Carl J. Ferraris Jr.
Taxa named by David A. Neely
Fish described in 2012
Sisoridae
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