Glyptothorax heokheei

Glyptothorax heokheei Singh, Chowdhury, Gurumayum & Kosygin, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); heokheei: Name 'heokheei' in honor of Heok Hee Ng of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore (NUS), for his valuable contributions to the taxonomy and systematics of Asian catfishes.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137936)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a chevron-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus extending anteriorly onto gular region with more or less pointed anterior apex at isthmus, unculiferous striae prominent anteriorly from tip of median depression; body depth at anus 12.8-14.1% SL; head length 25.1-28.8 % SL; interorbital width 12.0-20.0 % HL; post-adipose distance 16.0-18.4 % SL; posterior margin of pectoral-fin spine with 14-18 serrae; nasal barbel not reaching anterior margin of eye; arrow-shaped anterior nuchal plate element; ventral surface of pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray non-plaited; 9-10 branched anal-fin rays; and vertical through pelvic-fin origin posterior to base of last dorsal-fin ray, head and body mottled with dark brown spots and smooth skin (Ref. 137936).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Singh, P., B.R. Chowdhury, S.D. Gurumayum and L. Kosygin, 2023. Glyptothorax heokheei, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Brahmaputra River drainage, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Zootaxa 5383(1):075-082. (Ref. 137936)

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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