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| Scientific Name | Glyptothorax rugimentum Ng, HH & Kottelat, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Pronunciation | Gleep toe thor axe |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Greek glyptos, meaning carved, and thorax, meaning breastplate (or the part of the body covered by it), in reference to the folds of skin comprising the thoracic adhesive apparatus. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 79mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Sisorid catfishes of the genus Glyptothorax Blyth are benthic inhabitants of torrential waters of rivers and streams in montane and submontane parts of tropical Asia. The members of the genus are adapted to attach themselves to rocks and boulders against strong currents by means of a thoracic adhesive apparatus comprising grooves and folded pleats of skin parallel or oblique to the longitudinal axis of the body. The genus has a wide distribution, ranging from Turkey and Syria in the west, to India and China in the east, and extending further southeastward to Indonesia. With 84 nominal species, Glyptothorax are the most speciose genus of catfishes in Asia (Eschmeyer et al., 1998, Ng, 2005); 67 species were treated as valid by Thomson & Page (2006).
Can be differentiated from all members of the Glyptothorax except Glyptothorax indicus in having the unculiferous ridges of the thoracic adhesive apparatus extending anteriorly onto the gular (throat) region. Differs from Glyptothorax indicus in having a wider head, larger eye, shorter nasal barbels, a narrower thoracic adhesive apparatus, pelvic-fin origin at vertical through base of last dorsal-fin ray, a more steeply-sloping posterior margin of the adipose fin, and the presence of light and dark vertical bands on the caudal peduncle. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Ataran, Salween and Sittang River drainages in Myanmar and western Thailand. Salween, Ataran (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Salween (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Sittang (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Jools (k: 3), who also notes: "Ignores dry foods, eats frozen foods readily. Bought on the first ever Planet Catfish day out!", (2) Dinyar. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Sep 28 06:43 (species record created: 2005 Nov 16 00:00) |
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