Parachiloglanis bhutanensis

Parachiloglanis bhutanensis

Ten Point Two Centimeters Sisorid Fish of Asian Waters

Temperate
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Parachiloglanis bhutanensis, also known as the Khaling torrent catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae first described in 2014. Prior to its discovery, the genus Parachiloglanis was considered monotypic.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Parachiloglanis
Maximum length: 10.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Khalingchhu stream and an adjacent, unnamed stream in the headwaters of the Dangmechhu River, in the Brahmaputra drainage, Bhutan.

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