Abstract
A new species of sisorid catfish, Pseudecheneis suppaetula, is described from tributaries of the
Ganges River in India. Pseudecheneis suppaetula can be distinguished from congeners in having a
combination of a long adipose-fin base (at least 2.0 times length of anal-fin base; 26.6–30.6% SL),
small eye (8.1–8.3% SL), the presence of pale spots on the body, and the neural spines of the last
2–3 preanal and first 6–7 postanal vertebrae gradually increasing in height.