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Scientific Name | Glyptothorax chavomensis Arunkumar & Moyon, 2017 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Chavom River at Moyon Khullen, Chandel district, Manipur, India, 24°15'N, 94°15'E. |
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 | |
Furniture | Habitat is is about 250 m above sea level. River banks fully covered with riparian vegetation, mostly with bamboo, shrubs and trees. River bed consists of cobbles, gravels, boulders, pebbles and large rocks and stones. |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | International Journal of Zoology Studies v. 2 (no. 5), pp 246, Figs. 4, 5A-B. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2019 Aug 26 05:54 (species record created: 2018 Jan 30 06:58) |