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Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Siluriformes

Genus
  
Pseudolaguvia

Higher classification
  
Pseudolaguvia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Erethistidae

Scientific name
  
Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Pseudolaguvia, Erethistidae, Erethistes pusillus

Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa is a species of catfish. It is only known from a fast-flowing hill stream called Pathe Chaung, near Taungoo in southern Burma.

This is a very small catfish (2.9 centimetres (1.1 in) SL) with almost black upperparts and paler underneath. It is similar to Pseudolaguvia tuberculata but differs in having a distinct gap between the dorsal and adipose fins and a narrower head with a shorter snout. It is adapted to the fast-flowing waters of its habitat by the presence of an adhesive apparatus in the form of folded pleats of skin, rather similar to that seen on members of the sisorid genus Glyptothorax.

References

Pseudolaguvia tenebricosa Wikipedia