Horabagrus
nigricollaris Pethiyagoda
& Kottelat, 1994 |
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Relevant Information: |
Found in backwaters. Marketed live.
Contributes to a local fishery during rainy season. The Horabagrus
genera including H. brachysoma and H. nigricollaris
were originally placed in the Bagridae family but work
carried out by JAYARAM suggested that the Horabagrus
were more closely related to the Schilbidae family but could be
given their own family, Horabagridae, with some species taken
out of the Schilbidae that are phylogenetically different.
Aquarium Care: Will need a large tank with places to
hide as they are extremely nocturnal and will only be seen sporadically
during the day. Will eat most prepared foods and is an easy fish
to keep as long as tankmates are not too small as they will eat
small fish. Grows a bit smaller than its conspecific, H, brachystoma
and has a different body colouration, plus it has a collar
(hence common name) of black surrounded by white, whereasH.
brachystoma has a spot instead. |
Common Name:
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Black Collared Catfish |
Synonyms: |
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Family: |
Bagridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: India, Kerala,
Chalakudy River, 26 km upstream of Chalakudy town, near Vettilappara. |
Size: |
30cm. (12ins) |
Temp: |
23-25°C (73-77°F) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
Reference: |
Finley, Lee and Warren,
Burgess E. An Atlas of Freshwater and Marine
Catfishes: UPDATE t.f.h. Oct.1996: p163-174.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
K.C. Jayaram. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera
Publishing House. 383p.
ScotCat
Factsheet no. 127. Jan. 2007. |
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