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Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: northeastern Laos, Red River basin in Viet Nam and Yunnan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132332); max. published weight: 29.59 g (Ref. 132332)
Body with 2 dark saddles, at dorsal origin and under adipose; rest of the body with irregular spots and blotches. Neural spines distally expanded, forming a row of low bumps between dorsal and adipose (distinct in larger specimens only). Anal origin under adipose origin (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: angular.
Inhabits swift, flowing streams.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature. Environment and Social Development Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region. The World Bank. 123 p. (Ref. 44416)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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