Glyptothorax Prionotos

📖 Overview

Glyptothorax Prionotos (Glyptothorax prionotos), first described by Ng & Kottelat, 2023 is a small fish in the family Sisoridae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 8.20 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

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 35 - 37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a uniformly dark-coloured body with pale mid-dorsal stripe; serrated posterior margin of the dorsal spine; absence of plicae on the ventral surfaces of the first pelvic-fin ray and the skin covering the pectoral spine; head length 23.6-27.0% SL; head width 19.2-21.4% SL; TAA without anteromedial striae or ridges extending to gular region and with caudally open triangular medial pit extending one-third to half TAA length; 7-10 serrations on posterior edge of pectoral spine; dorsal-fin spine length 12.2-15.6% SL; triangular anterior nuchal plate element without saddle-shaped lateral expansions of pterygiophores; pale spots only at lateral tips of nuchal plate elements; body depth at anus 14.0-17.4% SL; dorsal to adipose distance 23.6-28.1% SL; distally expanded neural spines of vertebrae between dorsal and adipose fins; length of adipose-fin base 14.1-17.7% SL; post-adipose distance 13.1-17.0% SL; caudal peduncle length 16.6-19.4% SL; caudal peduncle depth 8.0-9.8% SL; caudal-fin length 23.6-28.1% SL; and 35-37 vertebrae .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Glyptothorax Prionotos is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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