Glyptothorax Porrectus
📖 Overview
Glyptothorax Porrectus (Glyptothorax porrectus), first described by Ng & Kottelat, 2017 is a small fish in the family Sisoridae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 11.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its Indochinese congeners except for coracinus, forabilis, interspinalum, lanceatus, laosensis, longinema, strabonis, trilineatus, zanaensis in having a uniformly dark gray body with pale midlateral and mid-dorsal stripes (vs. body with pale or dark bands, patches or spots); differs coracinus, forabilis, interspinalum, lanceatus, laosensis, longinema, strabonis, trilineatus, zanaensis in having the following unique set of characters: eye diameter 8-10% HL; interorbital distance 23-31% HL; head depth 10.6-11.6% SL; thoracic adhesive apparatus with medial pit and no anteromedial striae; body depth at anus 8.7-12.4% SL; post-adipose distance 18.6-24.6% SL; caudal peduncle depth 5.8-6.7% SL; caudal peduncle length 21.7-25.8% SL; with very thin pale midlateral stripe only as wide as a single tubercle .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Glyptothorax Porrectus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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