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Scientific Name	**Pseudobagarius eustictus** Ng & Kottelat, 2021
Common Name
Type Locality	Keng Ban Veun rapids at Ban Mouang Mor, 1.5 km downstream of bridge about 7 km S of Kenethao, Nam Heung, Xayaburi Province, Laos, 17°40'59"N, 101°24'03"E, elevation 242 meters.
Etymology	The specific epithet is the Latinization of the Greek adjective ἐὔστικτος, meaning variegated, in reference to the mottled head of this species.
Species Information
Identification	Catfish of the genus Pseudobagarius are akysids with the snout extending well in front of the tip of lower jaw (which renders the mouth subterminal). The front and back nostrils are relatively large and closely set (separated only by the base of the nasal barbel). The caudal fin is deeply forked.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 4996 (no. 2), pp 323, Figs. 1, 2, 5a.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2021 Dec 31 11:05 (species record created: 2021 Jul 05 17:44)