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Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax dorsalis** Vinciguerra, 1890
Common Name
Type Locality	Meetan, Upper Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Glyptothorax minutes, Glyptothorax minutus
Pronunciation	Gleep toe thor axe
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Greek glyptos, meaning carved, and thorax, meaning breastplate (or the part of the body covered by it), in reference to the folds of skin comprising the thoracic adhesive apparatus. The specific epithet comes from the Latin dorsalis, meaning of the back, in reference to the distinct coloration of the nuchal plate.
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Sisorid catfishes of the genus Glyptothorax Blyth are benthic inhabitants of torrential waters of rivers and streams in montane and submontane parts of tropical Asia. The members of the genus are adapted to attach themselves to rocks and boulders against strong currents by means of a thoracic adhesive apparatus comprising grooves and folded pleats of skin parallel or oblique to the longitudinal axis of the body. The genus has a wide distribution, ranging from Turkey and Syria in the west, to India and China in the east, and extending further southeastward to Indonesia. With 84 nominal species, Glyptothorax are the most speciose genus of catfishes in Asia (Eschmeyer et al., 1998, Ng, 2005); 67 species were treated as valid by Thomson & Page (2006). Distinguished by its cream-colored nuchal plate (bone at the base of the dorsal spine).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Manipur Valley, India and Myanmar. Salween basin. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Myittha, Manipur (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	16.0-24.0°C or 60.8-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Needs well oxygenated water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will feed on live/frozen food, but does not appear to take prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	A sandy/gravel bottom and enough rocks/driftwood to partially deflect the current and for the fish to hide in.
Compatibility	A peaceful species suitable for the hillstream biotope tank. Best kept in a well-oxygenated tank with strong current. Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids.
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 9, pp 246, Pl. 7 (fig. 4).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Sep 19 01:58 (species record created: 2004 Feb 23 00:00)