Brahmaputra Suckerthroat - Pseudecheneis sulcata (McClelland,
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|Scientific Name||Pseudecheneis sulcata (McClelland, 1842)|
|Common Name(s)||Brahmaputra Suckerthroat| |Type
Locality||Kasyah [Khasi] Hills, Meghalaya, India.|
|Pronunciation||Sew de che niss - sul caa taa| |Size||190mm
(7.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.|
|Identification||Fishes of the genus Pseudecheneis can be
differentiated from other Glyptosternine fish in having a
thoracic adhesive apparatus consisting of a series of transverse
ridges (laminae) separated by grooves (sulcae) (de Pinna, 1996;
Roberts, 1998). Pseudecheneis sulcata can be distinguished from
congeners in having a unique combination of the lack of a
prominent bony spur on the anterodorsal surface of the first
dorsal-fin pterygiophore, presence of a first dorsal-fin
element, bifid neural