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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); chimtuipuiensis: Named for its type locality, Chimtuipui River.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85325)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anganthoibi, N. and W. Wishwanath, 2010. Glyptothorax chimtuipuiensis, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Koladyne basin, India. Zootaxa 2628:56-62. (Ref. 85325)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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