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Glyptothorax zeiladensis Shangningam, Kosygin & Gurumayum, 2024 |
| Family: | Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 37-38. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: densely tuberculate skin on the body; an elliptical thoracic adhesive apparatus, almost enclosed posteriorly with skin ridges observed over the entire apparatus including the depressed region, not extending to the gular region; anterior nuchal plate saddle-like with W-shaped extensions; nasal barbel short, its length 15-21% HL, not reaching the anterior margin of the eye; body with two longitudinal pale-cream stripes, one each along mid-dorsal line and lateral line, ventral surface of the pectoral-fin spine with reticulated skin ridges and lack of plicae on the ventral surfaces of the first pelvic-fin ray (Ref. 137712). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||