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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Erethistes: Greek, erethizo = that irritates (Ref. 45335); nareshi: Named for Dr. Naresh Chandra Datta, former professor and head of the Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta.
Eponymy: Dr Naresh Chandra Datta (1934–2018) was an Indian ichthyologist who was Professor and Head of the Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Asia: Katakhal River in Assam, India.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 101395)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 1; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 5 - 6; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9. Erethistes nareshi is diagnosed by possessing the following unique combination of characters: rayed dorsal fin with a strong spine serrated along both the sides; pectoral fins equal to head with a strong flattened spine; pectoral spine serrated anteriorly, denticulated posteriorly; serration on outer edge directed towards tip and teeth on innder edge directed towards base; caudal fin deeply forked, uper lobe with an elongated filament (Ref. 101395).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits streams (Ref. 101395).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Mahapatra, B.K. and S. Kar, 2015. Hara nareshi, a new species of catfish (Pisces: Erethistidae) from the Barak River system of Assam, India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India 115:31-35. (Ref. 101395)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas