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Scientific Name	**Glaridoglanis andersonii** (Day, 1870)
Common Name
Type Locality	Hotham [= Hotha = Husaxiang, 24°28'09"N, 97°53'54"E] and Ponsee [about 24°28'N, 97°42'E], upper Irrawaddy River basin, China.
Synonym(s)	Exostoma andersonii, Glyptosternon andersonii, Glyptosternon malaisei, Glyptosternum andersonii
Etymology	The specific name is in honour of John Anderson (1833-1900), Scottish zoologist and anatomist, who presented the type to the Calcutta Museum.
Species Information
Size	163mm or 6.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Brahmaputra River in Tibet. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 7) (for 11 Nov. 1869), pp 524.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:27 (species record created: 2010 Feb 02 15:10)