Erethistes pusillus is a valid scientific name.

Erethistes pusillus Müller and Troschel, 1849

Gangetic erethistes - Kutakani - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Siluriformes
Family	:	Erethistidae
Genus	:	Erethistes
Species	:	Erethistes pusillus

Common Names:

English	:	Gangetic erethistes[6] Tinkantia[6]
Bangla	:	Kutakani[5]

Synonyms:

Erethistes pussilus Müller and Troschel, 1849
Erethistes hara (Non Müller and Troschel, 1849)

Maximum Length and Weight:

50 mm (TL) ^[5] >5 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.5 : 3.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.7 : 4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. I/5; P₁. I/5; P₂. 6; A. 8; C. 14-16 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D I 6; A iii 8; P I 5-6; V i 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Scaleless. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [370]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[6]
Bangladesh	:	Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available