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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); obliquimaculatus: Name derived from the Latin obliqui (meaning oblique) and maculates (meaning having blotches), in reference to the oblique blotches scattered along lateral surface. A noun in apposition.
More on authors: Jiang, Chen & Yang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.4 - ?. Tropical; 25°C - ? (Ref. 82596)
Asia: known only from its type locality, the Xiaohei River, a tributary of the Nanting River, Salween drainage in Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 82596)
The type locality is characterized by clear and slow-flowing water, bottom with sand and cobble, water depth mostly less than 1 m, velocity of flow about 2 m/s, and no macrophytes in the water (Ref. 82596).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jiang, W.-S., X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Yang, 2010. A new species of sisorid catfish genus Glyptothorax (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Salween drainage of Yunnan, China. Environ. Biol. Fishes 87(2):125-133. (Ref. 82596)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00280 - 0.02153), b=3.08 (2.84 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).