Glyptothorax Siangensis

📖 Overview

Glyptothorax Siangensis (Glyptothorax siangensis), first described by Singh, Kosygin, Rath & Gurumayum, 2023 is a small fish in the family Sisoridae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 12.50 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): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 36 - 37. This species Is distinguished from its congeners from the Ganga–Brahmaputra drainage and its neighbouring drainages by the following set of characters: a thoracic adhesive apparatus with skin ridges in almost over the entire apparatus, including the depressed region with a sword-shaped median depression, which is narrowly opened posteriorly, not extending anteriorly onto the gular region; dorsal spine is distinctly greater than body depth at its origin, posteriorly serrated with 11-17 serrae, its length 18.0-19.0% SL; nuchal plate is saddle-like with W-shaped extensions; shallow body depth with depth at anus 13.3-14.9% SL; caudal peduncle depth, 8.3-9.1% SL; long nasal barbel, 27-35% head length; ventral surface of pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray non-plaited. Colouration: a complete longitudinal black band across the distal half of dorsal-fin; and 4-6 tips of neural spines extension visible as a row of edges between adipose fin and origin of procurrent rays of caudal-fin .Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Glyptothorax Siangensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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