/siluriformes/sisoridae/glyptothorax/platypogonides/1.jpg "Glyptothorax platypogonides")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Glyptothorax platypogonides (Bleeker, 1855) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lahat?, Palembang Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| 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 | |
| Size | 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| 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 | Asia: Indonesia. Records from the Indian region needs confirmation. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 2), pp 272. |
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| Last Update | 2017 Mar 29 23:03 (species record created: 2016 Nov 07 18:36) |
