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| Pseudolaguvia vespa Praveenraj, Vijayakrishnan, Lima & Gurumayum, 2021 |
Abstract
Pseudolaguvia vespa, new species, is described from the Tsücha River, Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: length of dorsal-fin spine 12.3–16.8% SL, a smooth anterior edge of the dorsal-fin spine, caudal peduncle depth 9.0–10.5% SL, body depth at anus 15.6–17.7% SL, caudal fin length 20.7–24.5% SL, pectoral fin length 20.1–24.1% SL, interorbital distance 22.7–28.1% SL, thoracic adhesive apparatus extending to midway between base of last pectoral-fin ray and pelvic-fin origin, and live specimens with two irregular, chrome-yellow bands on the body.
Keywords: Pisces, Siluriformes, Sisoridae, Tsücha River, Brahmaputra River, Nagaland
Pseudolaguvia vespa, new species
Jayasimhan Praveenraj, Balaji Vijayakrishnan, Akum Lima and Shantabala Devi Gurumayum. 2021. A New Sisorid Catfish of the Genus Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nagaland, north-eastern India. Zootaxa. 5082(1); 77-86. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.1.7
