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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
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| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn |author=Raghavan, R. |author2=Ali, A. |year=2011 |title=''Horabagrus nigricollaris'' |volume=2011 |article-number=e.T172358A6875791 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172358A6875791.en |language=en |access-date=27 June 2014}}></ref>
| taxon = Horabagrus nigricollaris
| authority = [[Rohan Pethiyagoda|Pethiyagoda]] & [[Maurice Kottelat|Kottelat]], 1994
}}

'''''Horabagrus nigricollaris''''' is a [[species]] of [[catfish]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[India]]. It is also known as
the "Black collared catfish".<ref name=cotm>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm.php?article_id=107|title=PlanetCatfish::Catfish of the Month::September 2001|date=2005}}</ref> It is found only in the [[Chalakudy River]] in [[Kerala]], India.<ref name=Fishbase/> This species is an inhabitant of hill streams.<ref name=Fishbase>{{FishBase species |genus= Horabagrus|species= nigricollaris| month = April| year = 2015}}</ref>

==Description==
''H. nigricollaris'' is sleeker in body shape than ''H. brachysoma'' and can reach a length of {{convert|27|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]].<ref name=Fishbase/> This species is less yellow than ''H. brachysoma'' and the black markings extend over the neck, forming a "black collar" (hence the scientific name).<ref name=cotm/>

==References==
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[[Category:Horabagridae]]
[[Category:Catfish of Asia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]
[[Category:Freshwater fish of India]]
[[Category:Environment of Kerala]]
[[Category:Endangered fish]]
[[Category:Endangered fauna of Asia]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Rohan Pethiyagoda]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1994]]

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Horabagrus nigricollaris - Revision history

MYRA at 20:57, 17 April 2026