Family : Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Burmese bat catfish
Fish Name : Exostoma labiatum
Max size : 11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: India. Reported from Brahmaputra River in Tibet (Ref. 32617) and upper Salween basin (Ref. 58784).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in mountain rapids (Ref. 41236). Feeds on insect larvae and benthic organisms (Ref. 58784)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Herpak bellap
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses