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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); primusplicae: Name 'primusplicae' from the Latin adjective 'primus' meaning 'first', in allusion to the first species having plicae on the ventral surfaces of paired fins in the Chindwin-Irrawaddy River drainage.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137786)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of plicae present on the ventral surface of the pectoral-fin spine and on the first pelvic-fin ray; dorsal fin located nearer to the tip of snout than to adipose fin origin; barbels slender, a nasal barbel reaching anterior margin of the orbit, maxillary barbel extending slightly beyond pectoral-fin base; anterior nuchal plate element visible as a saddle with arrow-shaped extensions when viewed dorsally; thoracic adhesive apparatus longer than broad with a conical-shaped median depression opening caudally; and three stripes on the body (Ref. 137786).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits rapid and torrential waters with substrate composed of cobbles, boulders and rocky substratum (Ref. 137786).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shangningam, B. and L. Kosygin, 2023. Glyptothorax primusplicae, a new species of rheophilic catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Chindwin basin, Manipur. J. Nat. Hist. 57(33-36):1598-1609. (Ref. 137786)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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