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Horabagrus brachysoma or the sun catfish is a species of catfish endemic to rivers in the Western Ghats of India. It is known as Günther's catfish or yellow catfish. [2] It is also known as Manjakoori in its native range. [3] It is also known by a host of other names, such as bullseye catfish, golden red tail catfish and solar catfish. [4]
A juvenile Horabagrus catfish in an aquarium. H. brachysoma is a common fish in the aquarium trade. H. nigricollaris is more seldom seen because it is not commercially farmed like H. brachysoma. [9] Nevertheless, the care for these two species is similar.
Horabagridae is a proposed family of catfishes containing three genera, Horabagrus, Platytropius and Pseudeutropius. [1] Horobagrus has been more usually assigned to the family Bagridae and sometimes it has been suggested it is closer to the Schilbeidae which is where the other two genera have been more conventionally placed. [2] [1]
Sun Catfish known as Manjakoori (Horabagrus brachysoma) is found extensively in Chalakudy River . Chalakudy River is the one of very few rivers of Kerala with relics of riparian vegetation in substantial level. The major threat has been submergence due to reservoirs. [2]
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In addition some authorities place the genus Horabagrus in the family Horabagridae [5] together with two genera which are currently normally regarded as being in the Schilbeidae. [ 6 ] It is unclear whether or not the family is monophyletic, and what its relationship to other catfishes might be.
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