Hara jerdoni • Sisoridae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Hara jerdoni** Day, 1870
Common Name(s)	Anchor Catfish, Asian Stone Cat, Dwarf Moth Catfish
Type Locality	Sylhet dist., Bangladesh.
Synonym(s)	Erethistes jerdoni
Pronunciation	ha rah - jerr don eye
Etymology	The generic name comes from the local name for the fish. The species is named after TC Jerdon.
Species Information
Size	30mm (1.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The erethistid catfish genus Hara consists of small to medium sized catfishes with a brown cryptic coloration and heavily tuberculate skin.Species of Hara are diagnosed from other members of the family in having an anteroventral flange on the ventral surface of the complex centrum and the parapophysis of the fifth vertebra with a vertical lamina (de Pinna, 1996). The genus has been recorded from the Ganges-Brahmaputra river drainages eastwards to the Salween River drainage in western Thailand (Hora, 1950; Kottelat, 1989; Ukkatawewat & Vidthayanon, 1998). Easily distinguished by its small size and extremely long pectoral spines (which reach beyond the pelvic fin bases).
General Remarks	An extremely shy fish, not often seen. Its eyes can turn from a dark brown to a beige colour, the entire fish can turn shades of brown and tan to blend in with surroundings.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known from the Ganges and Brahmaputra River drainages in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Assam State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Bengal Waters, West Bengal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Arunachal Pradesh State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	5.6 - 7.6
Temperature	20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Make sure water is amply oxygenated, as it does not tolerate a drop in dissolved oxygen well.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat a variety of live and prepared foods, with the former being preferred.
Furniture	Provide ample vegetation (rather than driftwood or logs) for the fish to hide amongst. A sandy substrate is also preferable.
Compatibility	An ideal community fish due to its small size and peaceful nature.
Suggested Tankmates	Goes well with most community fish. Ideal tankmates for a biotope setup would be small Indian fishes such as Dario dario, Puntius gelius and Schistura corica.
Breeding	This species has been bred in the aquarium.
Further Information
References	J. Asiatic Soc. Bengalv. 39 (pt 2, no. 1) - pp39 - Pl. 4 (figs. 2a-c)
Registered Keepers	(1) xingumike, (2) DutchFry (k: 7), who also notes: "really small and secretive fish, rests in plants near the surface at day time. hold in group to see more of them, they become less secretive.", (3) worton[pl] (k: 8), (4) irshprncsk, (5) uknowho, (6) glenny, (7) firlefanz, (8) vriesea (k: 2), who also notes: "Bought 2 at SVAS for $15/pair. Very small about 1" length", (9) Shovelnose (k: 14), who also notes: "Wild Caught", (10) HX67 (k: 4), (11) myfish (k: 3), (12) fischkringli, (13) ahodge84 (k: 3), (14) earth intruder (k: 7), (15) The.Dark.One, (16) Devin (k: 2), (17) Francois (p: 2), (18) ayrtoninst (k: 4), (19) Humunuku, (20) beta, (21) Zzyzx85, (22) oanes (k: 8), (23) nature_lover (k: 12), (24) mummymonkey (k: 7), (25) NC24 (p: 2), (26) Ursus sapien (p: 2, k: 5), (27) arapaimag (k: 3), (28) Deb (k: 9), who also notes: "Indian almond leaf tank with Danio margaritatus.", (29) PlecoCrazy (k: 6), (30) Crazysosa, who also notes: "Stationary With Relocation Every 20 Mins Or So", (31) araceae (k: 4), (32) racoll (k: 5), (33) nowayhere, (34) Martin S (k: 4), who also notes: "Now owned by MatsP", (35) Lilredbeaver, (36) MatsP (k: 4), (37) Mike_Noren (k: 2), (38) eric2122, (39) charly1958, (40) Apostolis, (41) tamara, (42) rabbi, (43) linuxrulesusa (k: 2), (44) Catfishfingers, (45) Shazray. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2005 Dec 11 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 25 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hara jerdoni Day, 1870

Common Name(s)

Anchor Catfish, Asian Stone Cat, Dwarf Moth Catfish

Type Locality

Sylhet dist., Bangladesh.

Synonym(s)

Erethistes jerdoni

Pronunciation

ha rah - jerr don eye

Etymology

The generic name comes from the local name for the fish. The species is named after TC Jerdon.

Species Information

Size

30mm (1.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

The erethistid catfish genus Hara consists of small to medium sized catfishes with a brown cryptic coloration and heavily tuberculate skin.Species of Hara are diagnosed from other members of the family in having an anteroventral flange on the ventral surface of the complex centrum and the parapophysis of the fifth vertebra with a vertical lamina (de Pinna, 1996). The genus has been recorded from the Ganges-Brahmaputra river drainages eastwards to the Salween River drainage in western Thailand (Hora, 1950; Kottelat, 1989; Ukkatawewat & Vidthayanon, 1998).

Easily distinguished by its small size and extremely long pectoral spines (which reach beyond the pelvic fin bases).

General Remarks

An extremely shy fish, not often seen. Its eyes can turn from a dark brown to a beige colour, the entire fish can turn shades of brown and tan to blend in with surroundings.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Known from the Ganges and Brahmaputra River drainages in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Assam State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Bengal Waters, West Bengal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, Arunachal Pradesh State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

5.6 - 7.6

Temperature

20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Make sure water is amply oxygenated, as it does not tolerate a drop in dissolved oxygen well.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Will eat a variety of live and prepared foods, with the former being preferred.

Furniture

Provide ample vegetation (rather than driftwood or logs) for the fish to hide amongst. A sandy substrate is also preferable.

Compatibility

An ideal community fish due to its small size and peaceful nature.

Suggested Tankmates

Goes well with most community fish. Ideal tankmates for a biotope setup would be small Indian fishes such as Dario dario, Puntius gelius and Schistura corica.

Breeding

This species has been bred in the aquarium.

Further Information

References

J. Asiatic Soc. Bengalv. 39 (pt 2, no. 1) - pp39 - Pl. 4 (figs. 2a-c)

Registered Keepers

(1) xingumike, (2) DutchFry (k: 7), who also notes: "really small and secretive fish, rests in plants near the surface at day time. hold in group to see more of them, they become less secretive.", (3) worton[pl] (k: 8), (4) irshprncsk, (5) uknowho, (6) glenny, (7) firlefanz, (8) vriesea (k: 2), who also notes: "Bought 2 at SVAS for $15/pair. Very small about 1" length", (9) Shovelnose (k: 14), who also notes: "Wild Caught", (10) HX67 (k: 4), (11) myfish (k: 3), (12) fischkringli, (13) ahodge84 (k: 3), (14) earth intruder (k: 7), (15) The.Dark.One, (16) Devin (k: 2), (17) Francois (p: 2), (18) ayrtoninst (k: 4), (19) Humunuku, (20) beta, (21) Zzyzx85, (22) oanes (k: 8), (23) nature_lover (k: 12), (24) mummymonkey (k: 7), (25) NC24 (p: 2), (26) Ursus sapien (p: 2, k: 5), (27) arapaimag (k: 3), (28) Deb (k: 9), who also notes: "Indian almond leaf tank with Danio margaritatus.", (29) PlecoCrazy (k: 6), (30) Crazysosa, who also notes: "Stationary With Relocation Every 20 Mins Or So", (31) araceae (k: 4), (32) racoll (k: 5), (33) nowayhere, (34) Martin S (k: 4), who also notes: "Now owned by MatsP", (35) Lilredbeaver, (36) MatsP (k: 4), (37) Mike_Noren (k: 2), (38) eric2122, (39) charly1958, (40) Apostolis, (41) tamara, (42) rabbi, (43) linuxrulesusa (k: 2), (44) Catfishfingers, (45) Shazray.

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Breeding Reports

None.

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