/siluriformes/sisoridae/glyptothorax/forabilis/1.jpg "Glyptothorax forabilis")
Dorsal view of holotype/siluriformes/sisoridae/glyptothorax/forabilis/2.jpg "Glyptothorax forabilis")
Lateral view of holotype/siluriformes/sisoridae/glyptothorax/forabilis/3.jpg "Glyptothorax forabilis")
Ventral view of holotype
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Glyptothorax forabilis Ng & Kottelat, 2017 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Bolaven Plateau, Xe Katam, about 2 km upstream of bridge on road from Pakxong to Attapeu, Pakxong District, Champasak Province, Laos, 15°07'05"N, 106°37'01"E, elevation 531 meters. |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| 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). |
| Habitat Information | |
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| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 4238 (no. 3), pp 407, Figs. 1, 2a. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.20.170.6923 | |
| Last Update | 2017 Jul 10 23:57 (species record created: 2017 Mar 13 00:35) |