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Glyptothorax clavatus Rameshori & Vishwanath, 2014

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 37. Glyptothorax clavatus can be diagnosed from all its congeners by the possession of the following characters: elliptical thoracic adhesive apparatus with a chevron-shaped median depression; striae on the ventral surface of pectoral-fin spine and first pelvic-fin ray absent; dense tuberculation present all over the body; tubercles short triangular-shaped; caudal peduncle depth 8.6-10.1% SL; dorsal spine length 17.1-18.8% SL; gill rakers 2+7 on the first branchial; and vertebrae 18+19. Colouration: Distinct light cream midlateral stripe running along the entire length of the body and a light cream mid-dorsal stripe. Habitat: Barak River, Barak-Meghna-Surma River drainage in India.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Sisoridae

Distribution:

South Asia: South Asia: Barak-Meghna-Surma River drainage, Manipur, India.

Size:

7.0cm. (2¾ins)

Temp:

18-24°c (63-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Rameshori, Y. and W. Vishwanath, 2014. Glyptothorax clavatus, a new species of sisorid catfish from Manipur, northeastern India (Teleostei: Sisoridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(2):185-192.

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Glyptothorax clavatus
Caught from the Dibru River (Rare visitor?)
June 2022

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