Family : Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Exostoma barakensis
Max size : 9.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 78436)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries:
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: India.
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 4-5; Vertebrae: 38-38. This species is distinct in having the following set of characters: nostrils are positioned midway between snout tip and anterior margin of eye; interorbital space is wide, its width 29.5 (26.5-33.1)% HL; A ii, 4.5-5; long adipose fin, uniformly deep all along its length and reaches to caudal fin base; adipose about thrice the dorsal fin base length; emarginate caudal fin; proximally 1/3 length of outer rays and 1/2 length of median rays are dark greyish and distally 1/3 length of lower lobe and 1/3 length of upper lobe rays are also dark greyish (Ref. 78436)
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Vishwanath, W. and H. Joyshree. 2007. (Ref. 78436)

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