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Scientific Name Horabagrus obscurus    Kumar, Ravi, Krishnaprasoon & Basheer, 2024
Common Name
Type Locality Chalakkudy River near Vettilappara, Kerala, India.
Pronunciation HOE ra BAG russ
Etymology Horabagrus: Named after SL Hora, the Indian ichthyologist, and bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names. The specific epithet obscurus (Latin) to describe both the dark, cloudy colour pattern of this species and also the confusion between H. obscurus and the similar-looking, sympatric H. nigricollaris.
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Size 408mm or 16.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks In nature, this species is found in areas of fast water flow over hard rocky bedrock.
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Distribution Chalakkudy River basin between the Athirapilly waterfalls and the dam at Thumburm.
Indian waters, Periyar, Chalakudy (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Feeding Regurgitated stomach contents of captured individuals sometime contain bivalve shells. Local fishermen use fruit of the palm oil as bait to attract and capture this species and sympatric Horabagrus nigricollaris. User data.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Indian Journal of Fisheries v. 71 (no. 4), pp 21, Figs. 1-3, 5a.
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Last Update 2025 Feb 03 12:28 (species record created: 2025 Jan 03 06:41)