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Etymology: Glaridoglanis: Greek, glaris, -idos = hammer of quaryman, stonemason (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Anderson (1833–1900) was a qualified physician who became Professor of Comparative Anatomy at the Medical School in Calcutta and Director of the Indian Museum there (1865). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Day.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. High altitude
Asia: Brahmaputra River in Tibet.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45661)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
He, S., 1996. The phylogeny of the glyptosternoid fishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes, Sisoridae). Cybium 20(2):115-159. (Ref. 27962)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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