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Natural colouration
Type locality

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudolaguvia vespa**
Common Name
Type Locality	Tsücha River, a tributary of the Milak River, a south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Nagaland, India.
Type Locality Notes	Co-occurring species included Pterocryptis indicus, Balitora sp., Garra sp. and Amblyceps apangi.
Pronunciation	sue doh lah GOO vee ah - ves paa.
Etymology	The specific name vespa is derived from the Latin, meaning wasp, in reference to the alternating chrome-yellow and brown stripes on the body resembling a wasp. Used as an adjective.
Species Information
Identification	Members of the genus Pseudolaguvia are small erethistid catfishes inhabiting hill streams and large rivers in the area bordered by the Ganges River drainage (northern India) to the west and the Sittang River drainage (east-central Myanmar) to the east. They can be distinguished from other sisorids by their small size,a combination of a thoracic adhesive apparatus with a median depression and prominent postcoracoid processes.
General Remarks	This species is consumed locally and is even considered to be a delicacy.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Pseudolaguvia vespa is presently known only from the type locality but is likely to have a wider distribution in Nagaland, India. Indian waters (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, North Eastern India Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Known to take only live food like blood worms, frozen brine shrimp etc. Spot feeding will help in case tank mates are voracious feeders. User data.
Compatibility	A peaceful species suitable for a hillstream biotope. Extreme care should be taken while choosing their tankmates as these fish are extremely poor at competing for food.
Suggested Tankmates	Cyprinids like Barilius and Danio and Balitorine loaches like Homaloptera species.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa, 5082(1), 77–86.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:24 (species record created: 2021 Dec 17 12:08)