Family : Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Indian blind catfish
Fish Name : Horaglanis krishnai
Max size : 4.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical; 10°N - 9°N
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Kottayam in Kerala, India.
Diagnosis : Bones of the skull firmly articulated. Brain teleostean. Absence of eyes brought about the degeneration of the optic lobes. Skin devoid of scales (Ref. 44151).
Biology : Found in wells. Migrate from one well to another through underground water channels (Ref. 43626)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Indian blind catfish, കുരുടന് മുഷി, Cave catfish, Kurudan mushi
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses