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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); zeiladensis: Name 'zeiladensis' form the type locality of the species, Zeilad Wildlife Sanctuary.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137712)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shangningam, B., L. Kosygin and S.D. Gurumayum, 2024. Glyptothorax zeiladensis, a new sisorid catfish species (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Manipur, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India 124(2):113-121. (Ref. 137712)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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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