Pseudolaguvia assula

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Erethistidae
Genus: Pseudolaguvia
Species: Pseudolaguvia assula

Name

Pseudolaguvia assula Ng & Conway, 2013

• Holotype: CAS 235522.
• Paratypes: CAS 229285 (2), 50195 (3), 50196 (1), 50242 (2).

Type locality: Nepal, Chitwan Valley, Reu River, near confluence with Rapti River.

Etymology: The specific name is the Latin noun assula, meaning a splinter, in allusion to the uniform brown coloration of this species, which imparts the appearance of a small piece of wood to the fish.

References

• Ng, H. H. & Conway, K. W.; 2013: Pseudolaguvia assula, a new species of crypto-benthic sisorid catfish from central Nepal (Teleostei: Sisoridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 179–185.