Family : Erethistidae (South Asian river catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Erethistes jerdoni
Max size : 3.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : demersal; pH range: 7; dH range: 8 - 15
Climate : tropical; 18 - 24°C
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: India and Bangladesh.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in slow-moving hill streams with sandy bottom (Ref. 4833), rivers and beels (Ref. 1479). A very sluggish fish
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Thomson, A.W. and L.M. Page. 2006. (Ref. 57846)

India country information
Common Names : Sylhet hara
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses