Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Erethistidae
Genus:	Pseudolaguvia
Species:	P. ribeiroi
Binomial name
	Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi; (Hora, 1921)
Synonyms
	Laguvia ribeiroi Hora, 1921; Glyptothorax ribeiroi (Hora, 1921); Laguvia ribeiroi ribeiroi Hora, 1921; Glyptothorax riberoi (Hora, 1921); Laguvia rebeiroi Hora, 1921;

Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi, the painted catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Erethistidae. It is found in Nepal and India.

Description

This species reaches a total length of 10 cm (4 in).^[3]

The species epithet is named for entomologist Sydney H. Ribeiro, of the Zoological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen.^[4]

^ Ng, H.H. (2010). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166402A6201287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166402A6201287.en. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ Hora, S. L. (1921). "On some new or rare species of fish from the eastern Himalayas". Records of Indian museum, Calcutta. 22: 731-744.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudolaguvia ribeiroi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 August 2023). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families AKYSIDAE, AMBLYCIPITIDAE, SISORIDAE and AMPHILIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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