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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Glyptothorax sufii Asghar Bashir & Mirza, 1975 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sutlej River, Lahore District, Kanganpur, Pakistan. |
| Pronunciation | Gleep toe thor axe |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Greek glyptos, meaning carved, and thorax, meaning breastplate (or the part of the body covered by it), in reference to the folds of skin comprising the thoracic adhesive apparatus. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Sisorid catfishes of the genus Glyptothorax Blyth are benthic inhabitants of torrential waters of rivers and streams in montane and submontane parts of tropical Asia. The members of the genus are adapted to attach themselves to rocks and boulders against strong currents by means of a thoracic adhesive apparatus comprising grooves and folded pleats of skin parallel or oblique to the longitudinal axis of the body. The genus has a wide distribution, ranging from Turkey and Syria in the west, to India and China in the east, and extending further southeastward to Indonesia. With 84 nominal species, Glyptothorax are the most speciose genus of catfishes in Asia (Eschmeyer et al., 1998, Ng, 2005); 67 species were treated as valid by Thomson & Page (2006). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: India and Pakistan. Pakistan Waters, Indus, Chenab, Sutlej (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of Hydrobiological Research, Gordon College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Ser. 1 (no. 9), pp 96, Fig. 1. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.20.170.7409 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Oct 25 11:38 (species record created: 2019 Feb 13 21:36) |