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Erethistes maesotensis

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Erethistes maesotensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Erethistidae
Genus: Erethistes
Species:
E. maesotensis
Binomial name
Erethistes maesotensis
Kottelat, 1983

Erethistes maesotensis is a species of South Asian river catfish native to Myanmar and Thailand where it is known from Moei River near Mae Sot on the Thai-Burmese border. E. maesotensis has been observed to inhabit fast-moving waters; during the rainy season, the water depth can increase by at least 3 metres (10 ft). The substrate mainly consists of small stones and sand with numerous empty gastropod shells.[1] This species grows to a length of 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in) SL.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Erethistes maesotensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  1. ^ Kottelat, Maurice (1983). "A new species of Erethistes Muller & Troschel from Thailand and Burma (Osteichthyes : Siluriformes: Sisoridae)". Hydrobiologia. 107: 71–74. doi:10.1007/BF00126706. S2CID 12921179.