Glyptothorax chimtuipuiensis Anganthoibi & Vishwanath, 2010

Family:  Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae
Max. size:  5.78 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Chimtuipui River, a tributary of the Koladyne River at Mizoram (Koladan drainage) in India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 35-35. Possesses the following diagnostic characters: skin granulated; dorsal profile greatly arched anterior to the adipose fin; dorsal spine short and smooth, its length 5.1-8.9% SL; pectoral-fin length 16.8-21.9% SL, ventral surface of first simple ray plaited; adipose-fin base length 22.1-27.3% SL; thoracic adhesive apparatus chevron shaped, wider than long, the median ridges of the apparatus perpendicular to its base, slightly diverging laterally, its base concave, open caudally, with a shallow depression at its posterior end followed by a small fold of skin (Ref. 85325).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 October 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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