Horabagrus nigricollaris

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. 2011. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172358/0 Horabagrus nigricollaris]. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <[http://www.iucnredlist.org www.iucnredlist.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ |date=2014-06-27 }}>.

| taxon = Horabagrus nigricollaris

| authority = Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994

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Horabagrus nigricollaris is a species of catfish endemic to India. It is also known as

the "Black collared catfish".{{cite web|url=http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm.php?article_id=107|title=PlanetCatfish::Catfish of the Month::September 2001|date=2005}} It is found only in the Chalakudy River in Kerala, India. This species is an inhabitant of hill streams.{{FishBase species |genus= Horabagrus|species= nigricollaris| month = April| year = 2015}}

Description

H. nigricollaris is sleeker in body shape than H. brachysoma and can reach a length of {{convert|27|cm|in}} TL. This species is less yellow than H. brachysoma and the black markings extend over the neck, forming a "black collar" (hence the scientific name).

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