Pseudecheneis sympelvica • Sisoridae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Pseudecheneis sympelvica** Roberts, 1998
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Nam Veo, trib. of Nam Phao, 25 km east of Lak Sao, Nam Theun watershed, Mekong Basin, Laos.
Synonym(s)	Pseudechensis sympelvicus
Pronunciation	Sew de che niss
Species Information
Size	60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Fishes of the genus Pseudecheneis can be differentiated from other Glyptosternine fish in having a thoracic adhesive apparatus consisting of a series of transverse ridges (laminae) separated by grooves (sulcae) (de Pinna, 1996; Roberts, 1998). Pelvic fins joined for their almost all their length, except for a small notch at the fins edge. Pelvic fins widely separated to base in all other Pseudecheneis.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Mekong basin in central Laos. Mekong, Middle Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Raffles Bull. Zool. v. 46 (no. 2) 290 Fig.
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2005 Dec 03 00:00 (species record created: 2005 Aug 23 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pseudecheneis sympelvica Roberts, 1998

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Nam Veo, trib. of Nam Phao, 25 km east of Lak Sao, Nam Theun watershed, Mekong Basin, Laos.

Synonym(s)

Pseudechensis sympelvicus

Pronunciation

Sew de che niss

Species Information

Size

60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Fishes of the genus Pseudecheneis can be differentiated from other Glyptosternine fish in having a thoracic adhesive apparatus consisting of a series of transverse ridges (laminae) separated by grooves (sulcae) (de Pinna, 1996; Roberts, 1998).

Pelvic fins joined for their almost all their length, except for a small notch at the fins edge. Pelvic fins widely separated to base in all other Pseudecheneis.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Asia: Mekong basin in central Laos.
Mekong, Middle Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)