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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Pseudecheneis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, echein = to hold + Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish; 1774 (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: Mekong basin in central Laos.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38419)

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Vertebrae: 35. Pelvic fins united medially for their entire length, except for a small notch distally. Pelvic fins widely separated to base in all other Pseudecheneis. Outer ray of pelvic fin with unculi in lamellae on both dorsal and ventral surfaces. Transverse lamellae in thoracic adhesive disc 14 (versus 9-12 in P. paviei, 8-13 in P. intermedius, 13-20 in P. sulcatoides, 14-20 in P. sulcatus, 14-21 in P. immaculatus, and 20 or 21 in P. tchangi). Vertebrae in caudal peduncle (entirely posterior to anal fin base) 10.

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Roberts, T.R., 1998. Pseudecheneis sympelvicus, a new species of rheophilic sisorid catfish from Laos (Mekong basin). Raffles Bull. Zool. 46(2):289-292. (Ref. 38419)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Pseudecheneis sympelvica Roberts, 1998