Pseudolaguvia nepalensis

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 nepalensis

Name

Pseudolaguvia nepalensis Rayamajhi et al., 2016

• Holotype: FRDFM 1.
• Paratype: FRDFM 2 (1).

Type locality: Nepal, Central region, Chitwan District, Kasara khola=stream, near the confluence with Rapti River at old Kasara Ghat, Jagatpur, in the vicinity of Chitwan National Park, (27°33'097"N,084°19'955"E), 500 m east of Rapti Kasara bridge; 135 m above sea level.

Etymology: Named after the country (Nepal) where it was collected.

References

• Rayamajhi, A., Arunachalam, M. & Usharamalakshmi 2016. Pseudolaguvia nepalensis, a new catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Erethistidae) from Central Nepal. International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology 4(1): 46-60.PDFReference page.