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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Exostoma: Greek, exos = outside + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); sentiyonoae: Name 'sentiyonoae' in honor of Miss Sentiyono, the lovely daughter of the second author.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132597)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 41. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: tubercles on dorsal-fin spine present; anterolateral surfaces of lip with parallel and rounded striae; adipose fin confluent with upper procurrent caudal-fin rays; slender head 7.7-13.1% SL; long maxillary barbel 56.6-70.1 % HL; long dorsal-adipose distance 16.8-24.6% SL; small eye 5.1-8.8 % HL; 10 branched pectoral-fin rays; and 41 vertebrae (Ref. 132597).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits streams with gently-flowing and clear water, with substrate composed of rocks and boulders (Ref. 132597).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shangningam, B. and Limatemjen., 2024. Exostoma sentiyonoae, a new catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Nagaland, Northeastern, India Zootaxa 5447(3):424-432. (Ref. 132597)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00269 - 0.01352), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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