Family : Erethistidae (South Asian river catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Erethistoides sicula
Max size : 3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 54978)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries:
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: known from the Mansai River drainage, itself a tributary of the Brahmaputra River in northern West Bengal state in India (Ref. 54978).
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-5; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 29-31. Erethistoides sicula differs from both E. montana and E. pipri in having alonger caudal peduncle (19.6–22.3% SL vs. 14.4–18.4) and shorter pectoral spine (14.6–28.0% SL vs. 30.7–32.1). It further differs from E. montana in having a dorsally projecting bony splint on the opercle immediately posterior to its articular facet with the hyomandibula (vs. splint absent; Fig. 2) and from E. pipri in having a more slender head (13.4–15.1% SL vs. 16.4).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Ng, H.H.. 2005. (Ref. 54978)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : live export