Glyptothorax
anamalaiensis Silas 1952
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Listed In Fishbase as
a synonym of G.housei. In some publications with the
wrong specie spelling of anamaliensis. Colour:
Body dark gray with ventral surface and fins pale. Adipose fin
and other fins tipped white. Three white transverse bands are
present on body, first below the rayed dorsal fin, second beneath
the adipose fin and the third at the base of the caudal fin. A
broad transverse band is seen at the bifurcation of the caudal
fin whose lobes are tipped white. |
| Common
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None |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Sisoridaecipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Type locality:
Streams at base of Anamalai Hills, South India. |
| Size:
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6.5cm. SL (2½ins) |
| Temp: |
18-24°c
(63-75°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J.
Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil
(Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Jayaram. K.C. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera
Publishing House. 383p. |
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Family:
Sisoridae
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Glyptothorax anamalaiensis
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Glyptothorax
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Glyptothorax
anamalaiensis
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Glyptothorax
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