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Glyptothorax macromaculatus Li, 1984 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (2) Nonn Panitvong (2) Drake Shaw (3) |
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Description: 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. 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). Habitat: Usually associated with fast flowing streams and headwaters. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Sisoridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong drainage, China and Laos. Type locality: Yangbi Xian (Mekong drainage), Yunnan, China. |
Size: |
15.0cm. (6ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°c (71-77°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
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 macromaculatus |
 Glyptothorax
macromaculatus Showing the thoracic disk |
 Glyptothorax
macromaculatus |
 Glyptothorax
macromaculatus "Yellow Top" |
 Glyptothorax
macromaculatus Dorsal view |
 Glyptothorax
macromaculatus Head view |
 Glyptothorax
macromaculatus |
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