Sewellia Pudens

📖 Overview

Sewellia Pudens (Sewellia pudens), first described by Kottelat, 2025 is a tiny fish in the family Balitoridae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 4.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: poorly developed patterning of the body and fins; presence of black pigments in a vague midlateral stripe and 3-8 small saddles on the back, especially on caudal peduncle; presence of irregular markings on the body of some specimens, but not forming a clear pattern; absence of colour marks on most specimens, except for thin black lining along rays in the dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and, rarely, 1 or 2 faint blotches along lower edge of the caudal fin; absence of black patterning on pectoral and pelvic fins; conspicuous marking on body and paired fins (some large specimens may be almost completely dark brown) and the dorsal and caudal fins have several rows of conspicuous black dots; longitudinal groove on the snout between patches of large tubercles in males; absence of dorsal extensions or ridges along the dorsal side of the pectoral-fin rays; the pelvic fin not reaching the anal fin; and the anal fin not reaching the base of the caudal fin .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Sewellia Pudens is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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