Wart-lobed chiseled-tooth catfish
📖 Overview
Wart-lobed chiseled-tooth catfish (Glaridoglanis verruciloba), first described by Gong, 2025 is a medium-sized fish. Adults typically reach 15.70 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: enlarged lower lip bearing 4-7 verruciform lobes on the central-posterior margin; anus close to the anal-fin origin; ventral surface at the base of maxillary barbels densely covered with striae; 11 branched pectoral-fin rays; 5-6 branched anal fin rays; head relatively short (HL 19.1-21.7% of SL); and mandibular barbels relatively short (inner mandibular barbel length 13.9-17.7% and outer mandibular barbel length 29.1-36.4% of HL) .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Wart-lobed chiseled-tooth catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. High altitude
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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