Greyish brown body with
3 dark brown saddles (under dorsal, adipose and at the caudal
base), connected by a dark mid-lateral stripe, leaving pale oval
patches. Caudal peduncle slender, depth about 3 times in its length;
body and head covered by rough tubercles of very heterogeneous
sizes. Habitat: Usually found in foot-hill streams.
Occurs over coarse substrates in medium-sized upland rivers. Found
in running waters of the lower Mekong. Diet:
Feeds on aquatic insect larvae.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Sisoridaecipitidae
Distribution:
Asia:
Mekong and Chao Phraya basins and southeastern Thailand
Size:
12cm. (4¾ins)
Temp:
20-24°c (67-75°f.)
p.H.
6.5-7.5.
Reference:
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (01/2009).
Family: Sisoridae
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Glyptothorax lampris
Glyptothorax
lampris Showing the corrugated thoracic disk
