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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Erethistoides: Greek, erethizo = that irritates + Greek, suffix oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Irrawaddy River basin in central Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89957)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H., C.J. Ferraris Jr. and D.A. Neely, 2012. The catfish genus Erethistoides (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) in Myanmar, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3254:55-68. (Ref. 89957)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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