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Glyptothorax davissinghi Manimekalan and Das, 1998

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Beta Mahatvaraj (8)

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Description: Dorsal fin with I,6; P. 1,9-10 V. i,5; A. ii,5; C. 6/16-18.Differs from G. annandalei and G. madraspatanum in having the dorsal fin inserted posteriorly, plaited paired fins, adhesive apparatus with a central pit and occipital process not reaching the basal bone of dorsal fin. Besides, the species is without any colour bands. Habitat: Known only from the Karimpuzha and Paanapuzha tributary of River Chaliyar inside the New Amarambalam Reserve Forest, Kerala, India (Manimekalan and Das 1998). Colouration: Body with dark grey without bands. Ventral side of body golden in colour in living condition and white on preservation up to pelvic fins. All fins with white edges. Adhesive apparatus reddish. Etymology: The specific name davissinghi: In honour of the late Davis Franc Singh, Senior Scientist, Sálim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History, who was the “brain” behind for the survey that collected type and for 10-plus years fish and fish-habitat conservation work in the Western Ghats of India.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Sisoridae

Distribution:

Asia: Kerala, India. Type locality: Karim Puzha, Maancheri, Nilambur Reserve Forest, Kerala, India.

Size:

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

18-24°c (63-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Glyptothorax davissinghi is assessed as Endangered as this species has a restricted distribution (<300 km² area of occupancy and <3,000 km² extent of occurrence, and only two locations). It is threatened by destructive fishing practices including the frequent use of plant poisons and dynamites, and needs to be updated, (IUCN 2011).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2011. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Jayaram. K.C. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera Publishing House. 383p.
Raghavan, R. 2011. Glyptothorax davissinghi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Glyptothorax davissinghi

Glyptothorax davissinghi
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Glyptothorax davissinghi

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