Kingdom Animalia Order Siluriformes Genus Erethistes Higher classification Erethistes | Phylum Chordata Family Erethistidae Scientific name Erethistes maesotensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Erethistidae, Erethistes pusillus, Gagata dolichonema, Gagata, Pseudolaguvia | ||
Erethistes maesotensis is a species of South Asian river catfish native to Myanmar and Thailand where it is known from Moei River near Mae Sot on the Thai-Burmese border. E. maesotensis has been observed to inhabit fast-moving waters; during the rainy season, the water depth can increase by at least 3 metres (10 ft). The substrate mainly consists of small stones and sand with numerous empty gastropod shells. This species grows to a length of 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in) SL.
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