Glyptothorax
granulus Vishwanath & Linthoingambi, 2007
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Description:
A Glyptothorax species with the following combination
of characters: body plain with no longitudinal lines, head
rounded, depressed, its depth at occiput 60.2-61% HL; occipital
process separated from the dorsal pterigiophore by a considerable
distance, its length 2 times its width; thoracic adhesive
apparatus well developed, with a depression in the center
which is open caudally, the apparatus width 78.9 85.0% its
length; dorsal spine serrated posteriorly on the distal part
with 6 antrose serrae; adipose dorsal fin well developed and
there are no series of ridges or bumps in front of it; skin
granulated; total vertebrae count 35-36; caudal peduncle height
48.3-56.0% its length. The skin is granulated (hence specific
name) evenly all over body but the head is plain. Colour:
Body brown. Dorsal, adipose and caudal fin bases black. A
submarginal dusky stripe on proximal half of the distal half
of dorsal and anal fins. Adipose fin edge white. Pectoral,
ventral and caudal fins dusky. |
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Family: |
Sisoridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Chindwin
basin in Manipur, India. |
Size: |
9.0cm. (3½ins) |
Temp: |
20-24°c (67-75°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
Reference: |
Vishwanath, W. and I.
Linthoingambi, 2007. Fishes of the genus Glyptothorax
Blyth (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Manipur, India with description
of three new species. Zoos' Print Journal 22(3):2617-2626.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version. |
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