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| Scientific Name | Glyptothorax medogensis Chen & He, 2024 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Yarlung Tsangpo River, Yarang Village, Beibeng Township, Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, 29°17'58"N, 95°16'59"E, elevation 705 meters. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica Online first, pp 8, Figs. 5B, 6, 7. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.20.170.8821 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Jul 01 06:46 (species record created: 2024 Mar 19 12:45) |