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Dr. Mathews Plamoottil (3)

Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 6; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10. This medium sized species is distinguished by the following characters: ocipital process does not reach basal bone of dorsal fin; eyes very minute; blue colored, nearly circular, level to the surface of head or a little bulging and are located behind and above the angle of jaws; inferior mouth; thoracic apparatus longer than broad, with an elongated groove in the middle of it; rayed dorsal is shorter than head and pectoral, but longer than pelvic and anal, the base is longer than pectoral and pelvic but shorter than anal; first ray of pectoral and last undivided ray of dorsal fin are serrated on inner side, none of the fins touch each other; ventral surface of anterior region of head papillated; body finely granulated; head length 4.2, body depth at dorsal fin origin 5.9 in standard length; eye diameter 17.1; head width 1.1, head depth 1.6, width of gape of mouth 2.6 in head length. Colouration: Tips of all the fins yellow; 3 narrow yellow bands, one mid dorsal and others mid lateral on longitudinal axis of body; 2 small yellowish round spots on dorsal side, downwards and backwards from dorsal fin origin; a round yellowish spot in between eyes; median fontanel on the dorsal side of the head very faint and indistinct. Diet: Feeds on aquatic insect larvae. Etymology: The specific name elankadensis: Named for its type locality, Elankadu (Manimala River, Kerala, India).

Travancore Rock Catfish

None

Sisoridae

Asia: Manimala River, Kerala, India.

11.5cm. (4½ins)

20-24°c (67-75°f.)

6.5-7.5.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2024).
Plamoottil, M. and N.P. Abraham, 2013. Glyptothorax elankadensis (Order-Siluriformes: family-Sisoridae), a new fish species from Manimala River, Kerala, India. Biosystematica 6(2):17-25.