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Etymology: Parachiloglanis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Richard Arthur Hodgart (d: 1883) was employed by the Indian Museum, Calcutta, as a Zoological Collector and during the Abor Campaign (1911–1912) was attached to the army as an assistant geologist and anthropologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hora.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: India and Bangladesh. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 12045) and Tibet (Ref. 32617).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97387)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Parachiloglanis hodgarti is distinguished from its only congener P. bhutanensis by having lateral-line pores greatly reduced or absent (vs. 35-40 large lateral-line pores running the length of the body from the posterior edge of the head to the caudal base), shorter adipose fin height 2.2-4.3% SL (vs. 4.2-4.6% SL, large fleshy adipose fin), shallower head depth 36-45% HL (vs. 47-59% HL), shorter inner- and outer-mandibular barbels (5.2-11.0% HL vs. 11.0-16.5% HL, and 14.2-23.6% HL vs. 23.9-31.8% HL, respectively), indented to lunate caudal fin (vs. truncate), and presence of black and white markings on caudal fin (vs. absence) (Ref. 97387).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits torrential streams (Ref. 4833). Occurs in mountain rapids (Ref. 41236).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
He, S., 1996. The phylogeny of the glyptosternoid fishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes, Sisoridae). Cybium 20(2):115-159. (Ref. 27962)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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