Classification / Names
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Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Horaglanis: Taken from mister S.L.Hora, director of Zoological Survey of India + Latin, glanis = a cat fish (Ref. 45335); abdulkalami: Named for the f the former president of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who ignited young minds towards the real world of Science and Technology.
Eponymy: Dr Sunder Lal Hora (1896–1955) was a distinguished Indian ichthyologist and biologist who held a doctorate in science from both the Punjab University (1922) and Edinburgh University (1928), having studied for his master’s at the Government College, [...] Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) was a scientist in physics and aerospace engineering, who became a statesman, as the 11th President of India (2002–2007). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल; pH range: 7.2 - ?. Tropical
Asia: Kerala, India.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 92945)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 21; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 15. Distinguished by having the following combination of characters: body narrow, elongated, sub-cylindrical, small sized; dorsal fin soft with 21 unbranched rays; anal fin soft with 15 unbranched rays; caudal fin is not confluent with dorsal and anal fins, round in shape and with 28 fin rays (including the procumbent rays); pectoral fin round, highly vestigial and not visible with naked eyes; and a pair of pseudo-tympanic membranes on both lateral sides of the head base, near to the pectoral fin (Ref. 92945)
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Collected from a well with pH 7.2, conductivity 180ìS and dissolve oxygen 2mg/l and soft lateriate bottom comprising of small pores and channels (Ref. 92945).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Babu, K.K.S., 2012. Horaglanis abdulkalami, a new hypogean blind catfish (Siluriformes: Clariidae) from Kerala, India. SAMAGRA 8(5):51-56. (Ref. 92945)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 14 August 2020
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00343 - 0.01679), b=2.96 (2.78 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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