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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Glaridoglanis: Greek, glaris, -idos = hammer of quaryman, stonemason (Ref. 45335); verruciloba: Name 'verruciloba' from the Latin words 'verruca' and 'lobus', meaning 'wart' and 'lobe', in reference to the verruciform lobes on the central-posterior margin of lower lip.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. High altitude
Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138488)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: enlarged lower lip bearing 4-7 verruciform lobes on the central-posterior margin; anus close to the anal-fin origin; ventral surface at the base of maxillary barbels densely covered with striae; 11 branched pectoral-fin rays; 5-6 branched anal fin rays; head relatively short (HL 19.1-21.7% of SL); and mandibular barbels relatively short (inner mandibular barbel length 13.9-17.7% and outer mandibular barbel length 29.1-36.4% of HL) (Ref. 138488).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gong, Z., H. Wang, Y. Liu and J. Li, 2025. Glaridoglanis verruciloba; sp. nov., a new glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes, Sisoridae) from the Zayul River in southeastern Tibet, China. ZooKeys 1262:289-301. (Ref. 138488)
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 = 0.7500 [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): 3.2 ±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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