Horaglanis krishnai, the Indian blind catfish, is a species of airbreathing catfish endemic to India, mainly in wells and underground water channels around Kottayam, Kerala. It lacks pigmentation and eyes, like other cavefish, and reaches about 4.2 cm (1.7 inches) in total length.[2]
Indian blind catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Horaglanis |
Species: | H. krishnai
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Binomial name | |
Horaglanis krishnai Menon, 1950
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References
edit- ^ Abraham, R. (2011). "Horaglanis krishnai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T10261A3185783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T10261A3185783.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Horaglanis krishnai". FishBase. December 2011 version.