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| Scientific Name | Sisor rabdophorus Hamilton, 1822 |
| Common Name(s) | Indian Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | N. rivers of Bengal and Behar [Bihar], India. |
| Synonym(s) | Sisor rahabdophorus |
| Pronunciation | Sai sore - rab doe for russ |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Bengali name of the fish. From the Greek rhabdos, meaning rod, and phoreus, meaning bearer, in reference to the long filamentous extension of the uppermost caudal fin ray. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 180mm (7.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Easily distinguished by its long, thin body with numerous small bony plates and long filamentous extension on the caudal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Northern part of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Ganges River drainage. Indian waters, Padma, Ganges (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 10.0-22.0°C or 50-71.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Needs well oxygenated water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live or frozen foods such as bloodworms, but does not take prepared foods. |
| Furniture | A sandy bottom with numerous rocks and some driftwood. Strong current and cool water is necessary, as these fishes are very sensitive to both temperature and oxygen levels. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful fish that can be kept in a community tank. However, its habitat requirements are such that only hillstream fishes such as balitorine loaches and fast-water cyprinids such as Barilius are viable tankmates. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes Ganges - pp208, 379 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Dinyar. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2005 Dec 03 00:00 (species record created: 2004 Apr 27 00:00) |
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