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| Scientific Name | Glyptothorax ngapang Vishwanath & Linthoingambi, 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Iril river, Bamonkampu, Manipur, India |
| 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. Named after its local name ‘ngapang’ in Manipuri. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm (3.9") 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).
A Glyptothorax species with the following combination of characters: head depth at occiput 61.3-65.6% HL, maximum width 71.2-78.4% HL; its length 22.2-25.0% SL; gape width 31.2-35.1% HL; interorbital space 22.1-27.5% HL; teeth on lower jaw: lateral extent of 32.0-33.0% HL, A-P extent 21.2- 22.0% lateral extent; adhesive apparatus width 58.4-63.0% its length, its length 61.5-68.8% HL; adipose dorsal fin long, its base length 49.1-65.0% interdorsal length; caudal peduncle slender, its height 28.0-34.8% its length; skin tuberculated, tubercles oval with cornified longitudinal ridges; dorsal spine serrated only on distal part, with 2-3 serrae. |
| Sexing | Unknown. |
| General Remarks | It is very likely that this species has not been exported for the trade as yet but general care will be very similar to that of other Glyptothorax species. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | India: Manipur: Iril and Lokchao rivers (Chindwin basin).
Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Iril (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Lokchao (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | The water should be cool and heavily oxygenated with a good flow as these fish occur in hill streams. Anything above 25 C will hamper long term survival as these fish tend to burn away at higher temperatures. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Is known to take only live food like blood worms, frozen brine shrimp etc. Spot feeding will help in case tank mates are voracious feeders. |
| Furniture | Fine sand for the bottom and smooth pebbles / rocks. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful species suitable for a hillstream biotope. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Cyprinids like Barilius and Danio's and Balitorine loaches like Homaloptera species. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes Of The Genus Glyptothorax Blyth (Teleostei : Sisoridae) From Manipur,India, With Description Of Three New Species - W. Vishwanath and I. Linthoingambi. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:32 (species record created: 2010 Nov 04 21:37) |
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