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.
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