Glyptothorax dihangensis

Glyptothorax dihangensis Yirang & Singh, 2025

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); dihangensis: Name 'dihangensis' from the type locality of the species, Dihang (Siang) River.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138115)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: rhomboid shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus, with a cone type median depression without striae and widely openes posteriorly; unculiferous ridges of adhesive apparatus not extending anteriorly onto gular region; plicae on ventral surfaces of first pectoral and pelvic fins rays present, maxillary barbel almost reaching posterior end of the pectoral fin; outer mandible barbel reaching pectoral fin; three pale cream longitudinal stripes on dorsal present; lateral and ventral sides of the body; tuberculated body; head length 23.8, 24.7% SL; post adipose distance 12.0, 12.9% SL; nasal barbel length 19.2, 21.6% HL; slender caudal peduncle 7.0, 7.4 % SL; height of anal fin 16.4, 17.3 % SL; caudal peduncle 19.9, 20.5 % SL; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 15.4, 15.7 % SL; and caudal fin length 32.0, 32.6 % SL (Ref. 138115).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Yirang, Y., S. Singh, A.K. Tudu, S. Kashyap, T. Tajo and Debbarma. S., 2025. Glyptothorax dihangensis, a new sisorid catfish, (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, North-Eastern India. Rec. zool. Surv. India: 125(iiS):23-34. (Ref. 138115)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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). 🛈