| Main Ref. | Rameshori, Y. and W. Vishwanath, 2012 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Distinguished from other species of the genus Glyptothorax by the having the following characters: thoracic adhesive apparatus elongate, ovoid with an oval central depression, the apparatus not reaching the gular region; base of the caudal fin with two blackish-brown blotches behind the hypural plate; occipital process not in contact with the anterior nuchal-plate element; a long dorsal spine (17.9-19.5 % SL); ventral surfaces of simple and adjacent branched rays of the pectoral and pelvic fins with well developed plicae, and first branchial arch with eight to nine gill rakers (Ref. 90059). Description: Dorsal fin with I,5,i rays; anal fin with iii,8,i rays; pectoral fin with I,8,i rays; pelvic fin with I,5 rays (Ref. 90059). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | |
| Barbels | 8 |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | no striking attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | 1 - 1 |
| Soft-rays total | 6 - 6 |
| Adipose fin | present |
| Attributes | forked |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | 12 - 12 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 9 - 9 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 1 | |
| Soft-rays 5 - 5 |