Author: Plamoottil & Abraham, 2013
FBname: Black Horabagrus
Remark: This species is a synonym of <i>Horabagrus brachysoma</i> according to Ali et al., 2014 (Ref. 97668). This species page will be removed.
Comments: The type locality West Venpala of Manimala River  has a width of 40- 50 m, depth <1 to 5 m, bank height of 1 m in summer season, sediments generally silty clay with occasional patches of sand, and moderately dense riparian vegetation.  Syntopic with <i>Catla catla</i>, <i>Cyprinus carpio communis</i>, <i>Labeo rohita</i>, <i>Labeo dussumeiri</i>, <i>Cirrhina mrigala</i>, <i>Puntius mahecola</i>, <i>P. amphibus</i>, <i>Pethia ticto</i>, <i>Haludaria fasciata</i>, <i>Drawkinsia filamentosa</i>, <i>Systomus subnasutus</i>, <i>Wallago attu</i>, <i>Heteropneusteus fossilis</i>, <i>Clarias dussumeiri</i> and <i>Ompok malabaricus</i> (Ref. 94428).