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	<dwc:ScientificName>Arius festinus Ng &amp; Sparks, 2003</dwc:ScientificName>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=85009&amp;speccode=62109'>Shrestha, T.K.0 Ichthyology of Nepal: a study of fishes of the Himalayan waters. Kathmandu : Himalayan Ecosphere, 388 p., [104] p. of plates : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm. (Ref. 85009)</reference><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Found in lowland river with turbid water, mainly on sand substrate in lotic areas and sand/mud substrate with some submerged and emergent vegetation in lentic backwaters (Ref. 54041).</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>Distinguished from its congeners, except Batasio batasio, in possessing a color pattern on the body consisting solely of horizontal stripes (vs. with vertical bars and spots, or a uniform dark brown color).  Differs from B. batasio in having a shorter dorsal spine (14.0-16.1% SL vs. 16.7-18.5), longer adipose-fin base (28.3-31.8 % SL vs. 24.8-26.5), and a deeper body (19.5-21.2% SL vs. 17.0-17.4) and caudal peduncle (9.3-9.7% SL vs. 8.2-8.8) (Ref. 54041).Description:  Anal fin with iv,8 or iv,9 rays; pelvic fin with i,5 rays (Ref. 54041).</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 40 - 41</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>Asia:  Kosi River drainage in eastern Nepal.</dc:description>
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