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Glyptothorax palakkadiensis Singh & Kosygin, 2025 |
| Family: | Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9.27 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 37-37. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: numerous oblique branches of the laterosensory canal present as cream-yellow; spine-like structures radiating irregularly above and below the lateral line; skin ridges present over the entire thoracic adhesive apparatus, including depressed region; the presence of plicae on the ventral surfaces of the pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 14.4-16.2% SL; head length 21.8-22.4% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 7.6-8.2% SL; 10 branched pectoral fin rays; and tuberculated fins (Ref. 137530). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||