Glyptothorax palakkadiensis

Glyptothorax palakkadiensis Singh & Kosygin, 2025

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); palakkadiensis: Name 'palakkadiensis' from the type locality, Palakkad District of Kerala, India.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137530)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 37. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: numerous oblique branches of the laterosensory canal present as cream-yellow; spine-like structures radiating irregularly above and below the lateral line; skin ridges present over the entire thoracic adhesive apparatus, including depressed region; the presence of plicae on the ventral surfaces of the pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 14.4-16.2% SL; head length 21.8-22.4% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 7.6-8.2% SL; 10 branched pectoral fin rays; and tuberculated fins (Ref. 137530).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Singh, P. and L. Kosygin, 2025. Glyptothorax palakkadiensis, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Kerala, Western Ghats, India. J. Nat. Hist. 59:17-20. (Ref. 137530)

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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