Glyptothorax maceriatus • Sisoridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax maceriatus** Ng & Lalramliana, 2012
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	India: Mizoram, Tlawng River at Sairang.
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 adjective maceriatus (masculine), meaning enclosed or walled in, in allusion to the narrowly elliptic central depression in the thoracic adhesive apparatus being almost completely enclosed by skin ridges.
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).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known from the Mausam, Sur Luite (both tributaries of the Tuivai River), Tlawng and Tuirial rivers in Mizoram, northeastern India. The Tlawng, Tuirial and Tuivai rivers form 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)
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Glyptothorax maceriatus was collected from clear, shallow, moderately flowing streams with a predominantly sandy bottom.
Suggested Tankmates	Other fishes collected along with Glyptothorax maceriatus include Garra spp.,Balitora cf. brucei,Botia cf. almorhae, Lepidocephalichthys sp., Schistura spp., Amblyceps laticeps, Glyptothorax botius, G. telchitta , and Channa sp. .
Breeding	Unreported in captivity.
Further Information
References	Zootaxa No. 3416, pp45, Figs. 1-2.(Glyptothorax maceriatus, a new species of sisorid catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from north-eastern India,Heok Hee Ng and Lalramliana).
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Feb 20 11:11 (species record created: 2012 Aug 09 05:28)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Glyptothorax maceriatus Ng & Lalramliana, 2012

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

India: Mizoram, Tlawng River at Sairang.

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 adjective maceriatus (masculine), meaning enclosed or walled in, in allusion to the narrowly elliptic central depression in the thoracic adhesive apparatus being almost completely enclosed by skin ridges.

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).

Habitat Information

Distribution

Known from the Mausam, Sur Luite (both tributaries of the Tuivai River), Tlawng and Tuirial rivers in Mizoram, northeastern India. The Tlawng, Tuirial and Tuivai rivers form 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)

Husbandry Information

Furniture

Glyptothorax maceriatus was collected from clear, shallow, moderately flowing streams with a predominantly sandy bottom.

Suggested Tankmates

Other fishes collected along with Glyptothorax maceriatus include Garra spp.,Balitora cf. brucei,Botia cf. almorhae, Lepidocephalichthys sp., Schistura spp., Amblyceps laticeps, Glyptothorax botius, G. telchitta , and Channa sp. .

Breeding

Unreported in captivity.

Further Information

References

Zootaxa No. 3416, pp45, Figs. 1-2.(Glyptothorax maceriatus, a new species of sisorid catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from north-eastern India,Heok Hee Ng and Lalramliana).

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.