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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); caudimaculatus: The species is derived from the Latin cauda (tail) and maculatus (stained or spotted). An adjective..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 23°N - 22°N, 92°E - 93°E
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86532)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Can be diagnosed by the combination of the following characters: rhomboidal-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus with its unculiferous ridges extending anteriorly onto the gular region; central depression on thoracic adhesive apparatus opening posteriorly in an inverted V-shaped form; sparsely granulated skin; papillated lips; long nasal barbel, its length being 35.2-43.3 % HL; acutely pointed snout; ventral surface of paired fin rays non-plaited; and posteriorly serrated pectoral-fin spine (Ref. 86532).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anganthoibi, N. and W. Vishwanath, 2010. Two new species of Glyptothorax from the Koladyne basin, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Sisoridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(4):323-330. (Ref. 86532)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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=0.00813 (0.00371 - 0.01783), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).