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45. Erethistes pussilus (Muller & Troschel)Local name: TinkantiaConservationStatus: Least ConcernIdentifying features: Body flattened ventrally.Barbels 4 pairs; one pair each ofmaxillary and nasal, and two pairs of mandibular. Maxillary with broad basesreaching 1I3rd of pectorals, mandibulars reach gill openings and nasal not reachinganterior margin of orbit.Pectoral fin horizontally inserted reaching caudal finbase; pectoral spine serrated along both edges, serrations along outer edge arrangedin the form of divergent spines. Caudal fin truncate.General information: Occurs mainly in hill streams. Found in muddy parts ofrivers overgrown with vegetation. Maximum attaining length 5 em.Fisheries: Little commercial value.46. Gagata gagata (Hamilton-Buchanan)Local name: GaglaConservationStatus: Near ThreatenedIdentifying features: Snout tip broadly rounded. Dorsal fin relatively large, extendingto adipose origin. Dorsal spine long, finely serrated along distal third of anterior edge.32