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New Pseudolaguvia

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Praveenraj, J, B Vijayakrishnan, A Lima & SD Gurumayum, 2021. A new sisorid catfish of the genus Pseudolaguvia (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nagaland, north-eastern India. Zootaxa 5082: 77–86.

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Pseudolaguvia vespa, new species, is described from the Tsücha River, Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India. The new species can be distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: length of dorsal-fin spine 12.3–16.8% SL, a smooth anterior edge of the dorsal-fin spine, caudal peduncle depth 9.0–10.5% SL, body depth at anus 15.6–17.7% SL, caudal fin length 20.7–24.5% SL, pectoral fin length 20.1–24.1% SL, interorbital distance 22.7–28.1% SL, thoracic adhesive apparatus extending to midway between base of last pectoral-fin ray and pelvic-fin origin, and live specimens with two irregular, chrome-yellow bands on the body.
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Our very own @Shovelnose is one of the authors.
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Congratulations Balaji!

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Silurus wrote: 15 Dec 2021, 10:53 Our very own @Shovelnose is one of the authors.
Thank you HH.
bekateen wrote: 15 Dec 2021, 14:02 Congratulations Balaji!

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Re: New Pseudolaguvia

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That's really, really cool. I've added a species entry for .


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Re: New Pseudolaguvia

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Jools wrote: 17 Dec 2021, 20:07 That's really, really cool. I've added a species entry for .
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Thanks Jools. I've PM'ed the image contributor's name to you, I'll add the images once its done.
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