Glyptothorax fokiensis (Rendahl, 1925)

Family:  Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae
Max. size:  12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 36.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: Yangtze drainage, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Flat head, round snout. Small eyes located in the middle of the head. Maxillary barbel reached to pectoral fin, short nasal barbel reach only to the eye. Nude body without scale, straight lateral line. Yellowish in the pectoral and stomach. Three black spot in the body, one under the dorsal fin, one under the adipose fin, and the other near the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 33427).
Biology:  Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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