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Scientific Name	**Sisor rabdophorus** Hamilton, 1822
Common Name	Indian Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Bhagirathi River at crossing point between Kalna (Barddhaman District) and Nisinghapur (Nadia District), 23°13'33"N, 88°32'41.4"E, West Bengal State, India.
Synonym(s)	Sisor rahabdophorus
Pronunciation	Sai sore - rab doe for russ
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Bengali name of the fish. From the Greek rhabdos, meaning rod, and phoreus, meaning bearer, in reference to the long filamentous extension of the uppermost caudal fin ray.
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Easily distinguished by its long, thin body with numerous small bony plates and long filamentous extension on the caudal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Reported from Nepal. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	10.0-22.0°C or 50-71.6°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Needs well oxygenated water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily feeds on live or frozen foods such as bloodworms, but does not take prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	A sandy bottom with numerous rocks and some driftwood. Strong current and cool water is necessary, as these fishes are very sensitive to both temperature and oxygen levels.
Compatibility	A peaceful fish that can be kept in a community tank. However, its habitat requirements are such that only hillstream fishes such as balitorine loaches and fast-water cyprinids such as Barilius are viable tankmates.
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 208, 379.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2020 Sep 19 05:39 (species record created: 2004 Apr 27 00:00)