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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Asia: Mekong basin in China and in Laos (Ref. 27732). Reported from Thailand (Ref. 37773).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 82596)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguishable by its two dark saddles on the body (at dorsal fin origin and under the adipose fin), becoming indistinct in specimens >10 cm SL; the rest of the body usually covered by irregular spots and blotches; neural spines distally pointed; absence of ridge or series of bumps along dorsal mid-line between the dorsal and adipose fins (Ref. 27732).
Usually associated with fast flowing streams and headwaters (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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