Glyptothorax plectilis • Sisoridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax plectilis** Ng & Hadiaty, 2008
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Sungai Ketambe, a tributary of Sungai Alas, 3°41'N, 97°39'E, Aceh Province, Sumatra.
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	76mm (3") 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).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Alas River drainage in Sumatra, Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters, Alas (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in captivity.
Further Information
References	Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 157(1):137-147
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2009 Jan 27 13:11 (species record created: 2008 Dec 28 09:13)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Glyptothorax plectilis Ng & Hadiaty, 2008

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Sungai Ketambe, a tributary of Sungai Alas, 3°41'N, 97°39'E, Aceh Province, Sumatra.

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

76mm (3") 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).

Habitat Information

Distribution

Asia: Alas River drainage in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters, Alas (click on these areas to find other species found there)