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/sisoridae/gogangra/viridescens/7.jpg "Gogangra viridescens(7) Nadia District, West Bengal, India. - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Gogangra viridescens (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rivers in the northern part of Bengal, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Gagata viridescens, Gangra viridescens, Nangra punctata, Nangra viridescens, Pimelodus viridescens |
| Pronunciation | Gan GRAH - vee ree dess senz |
| Etymology | The generic name is derived from the combination of Gagata and Nangra. The specific epithet comes from the Latin viridis, meaning green, and refers to the color of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 75mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Body pale greenish or grayish overall, with vivid, almost viridescent, horizontal silvery mark in the membrane connecting the opercle to the side of the cranium. Mesethmoid not greatly expanded, its dorsal profile slightly convex, Y-shaped anteriorly. Barbels short, slender; nasal barbel very short, extending posteriorly only to end of posterior naris; maxillary and mental barbels not reaching posteriorly beyond heaad; maxillary-barbel membrane absent or greatly reduced; maxillary bone inside maxillary barbel very short; outer and inner mental barbels evenly and widely separated. Paired lateral cranial fontanel absent. Branchiostegal membranes free from isthmus. Anal fin with 4-6 simple rays, 7-9 branched rays (typically 5 + 8). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | The lowland parts of the Ganges-Brahmaputra system in the Indian subcontinent. Indian waters, Padma, Ganges (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indian waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 18.0-25.0°C or 64.4-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Requires well-oxygenated water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on most foods, but live or frozen food is preferred. |
| Furniture | A sandy/gravel bottom and enough rocks/driftwood to partially deflect the current and for the fish to hide in. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling species that should be kept in a group of at least 4. Best kept in a well-oxygenated tank, preferably with some current. Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Apr 17 23:49 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00) |
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