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Glyptothorax lampris Fowler, 1934 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (2) Zhou Hang (1) Nonn Panitvong (1) Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia (1) |
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Description: Glyptothorax is distinguished from all other sisorid genera by having an adhesive apparatus on the thorax with with grooves parallel or oblique to the longitudinal axis of the body (vs. thoracic adhesive grooves transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body in Pseudecheneis, and thoracic adhesive apparatus absent in all other genera). 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. Colouration: 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. Diet: Feeds on aquatic insect larvae. |
Common Name: |
Torrent Catfish |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Sisoridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong drainages, China, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Type locality: Chieng Mai [Chao Phraya drainage], N. Thailand. |
Size: |
12.0cm. (4¾ins) |
Temp: |
20-24°c (67-75°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.5. |
Reference: |
Alfred W. Thomson &
Lawrence M. Page; 30 October 2006. Genera
of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae
(Teleostei: Siluriformes) (Zootaxa 1345). |
Family: Sisoridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
Glyptothorax lampris |
 Glyptothorax
lampris Showing the corrugated thoracic disk |
 Glyptothorax
lampris |
 Glyptothorax
lampris2 ins juvenile |
 Glyptothorax
lamprisLateral, dorsal and ventral views |
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