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Parachiloglanis hodgarti (Hora, 1923)

Torrent catfish
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Nepal country information

Common names: Telcapre, Torrent catfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Bagmati and Kali Gandaki (Ref. 40948). Found in snow-fed mountain rivers and creeks. Used as ornamental fish by Buddhists. Considered threatened. Also Ref. 41236, 97387.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shrestha, T.K., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Telcapre, 平唇鮡, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Parachiloglanis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hora.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande.   Tropical

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