Glyptothorax scrobiculus • Sisoridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax scrobiculus** Ng & Lalramliana, 2012
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	India:Mizoram: Tuivai River drainage, Mausam River in the vicinity of NE Khawdungsei village.
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. The specific name comes from the Latin noun scrobiculus, meaning a little ditch, in reference to the diagnostic presence of a furrow running along the entire length of the ventral surface of the pectoral spine. A noun in apposition.
Species Information
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). Glyptothorax scrobiculus differs from all congeners in having a furrow running along the entire length of the ventral surface of the pectoral spine. The furrow is thought to arise from the posterior expansion of the adhesive surface of the pectoral spine.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known from the Mausam and Sur Luite rivers, both tributaries of the Tuivai River, and the Tuirial River drainage in Mizoram, northeastern India.Both the Tuivai and Tuirial rivers are part of the Barak River drainage, which is itself part of the Surma-Meghna River system. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma, Barak (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	8.2 - 8.4
Temperature	19.0-24.0°C or 66.2-75.2°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Glyptothorax scrobiculus was collected from clear, shallow, moderately fast flowing streams with pH ranging from 8.2 to 8.4 and temperature ranging from 19 to 24 °C respectively. The streambed consisted of rocks and gravels.
Suggested Tankmates	Other species collected along with G.scrobiculus include Garra spp. , Balitora cf. brucei, Botia cf. almorhae, Lepidocephalichthys sp. , Schistura spp., Amblyceps laticeps and Channa sp.
Breeding	Unreported in captivity.
Further Information
References	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 23 (no. 1), pp2, Figs. 1-3, 5 "Glyptothorax scrobiculus, a new species of sisorid catfish(Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from northeastern India: Heok Hee Ng and Lalramliana"
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Feb 20 11:14 (species record created: 2012 Jul 13 11:17)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Glyptothorax scrobiculus Ng & Lalramliana, 2012

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

India:Mizoram: Tuivai River drainage, Mausam River in the vicinity of NE Khawdungsei village.

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. The specific name comes from the Latin noun scrobiculus, meaning a little ditch, in reference to the diagnostic presence of a furrow running along the entire length of the ventral surface of the pectoral spine. A noun in apposition.

Species Information

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).

Glyptothorax scrobiculus differs from all congeners in having a furrow running along the entire length of the ventral surface of the pectoral spine. The furrow is thought to arise from the posterior expansion of the adhesive surface of the pectoral spine.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Known from the Mausam and Sur Luite rivers, both tributaries of the Tuivai River, and the Tuirial River drainage in Mizoram, northeastern India.Both the Tuivai and Tuirial rivers are part of the Barak River drainage, which is itself part of the Surma-Meghna River system.
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma, Barak (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

8.2 - 8.4

Temperature

19.0-24.0°C or 66.2-75.2°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Furniture

Glyptothorax scrobiculus was collected from clear, shallow, moderately fast flowing streams with pH ranging from 8.2 to 8.4 and temperature ranging from 19 to 24 °C respectively. The streambed consisted of rocks and gravels.

Suggested Tankmates

Other species collected along with G.scrobiculus include Garra spp. , Balitora cf. brucei, Botia cf. almorhae, Lepidocephalichthys sp. , Schistura spp., Amblyceps laticeps and Channa sp.

Breeding

Unreported in captivity.

Further Information

References

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 23 (no. 1), pp2, Figs. 1-3, 5 "Glyptothorax scrobiculus, a new species of sisorid catfish(Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from northeastern India: Heok Hee Ng and Lalramliana"

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.