| Family: |
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Glyptosterninae |
| Max. size: |
10.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: known only from central Viet Nam. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 40-41. Dark band running across the anal fin, a lunate and uniformly dark caudal fin, a lower lip lacking a medial notch and with a fimbriated posterior margin, maxillary barbel with a rounded tip, length of caudal peduncle 19.0-22.6% SL, depth of caudal peduncle 2.6-3.2% SL, post-adipose distance 6.8-8.0% SL, eye diameter 10.5-12.1% HL, 12 principal caudal-fin rays (Ref. 49549). |
| Biology: |
Collected in a steeply sloping rainforest stream 1-3 m wide; only in waterfalls where the fish were found adhering to vertical surfaces of rocks (Ref. 49549). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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