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Scientific Name Glyptothorax granulus  Vishwanath & Linthoingambi, 2007
Common Name
Type Locality Iril river, Phungdhar, Ukhrul district, Manipur, India
Pronunciation Gleep toe thor axe - graan ew lus
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. Named after the nature of skin with granules.
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Size 90mm or 3.5" 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).

A Glyptothorax species with the following combination of characters: body plain with no longitudinal lines, head rounded,depressed, its depth at occiput 60.2-61% HL; occipital process separated from the dorsal pterigiophore by a considerable distance, its length 2 times its width; thoracic adhesive apparatus well developed, with a depression in the center which is open caudally, the apparatus width 78.9-85.0% its length; dorsal spine serrated posteriorly on the distal part with 6 antrose serrae; adipose dorsal fin well developed and there are no series of ridges or bumps in front of it; skin granulated; total vertebraecount 35-36; caudal peduncle height 48.3-56.0% its length.
Sexing Unknown.
General Remarks It is very likely that this species has not been exported for the trade as yet but general care will be very similar to that of other Glyptothorax species.
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Distribution Asia: Chindwin basin in Manipur, India.
Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Iril (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Lokchao (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Other Parameters The water should be cool and heavily oxygenated with a good flow as these fish occur in hill streams. Anything above 25 C will hamper long term survival as these fish tend to burn away at higher temperatures.
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Feeding Is known to take only live food like blood worms, frozen brine shrimp etc. Spot feeding will help in case tank mates are voracious feeders. User data.
Furniture Fine sand for the bottom and smooth pebbles / rocks.
Compatibility A peaceful species suitable for a hillstream biotope.
Suggested Tankmates Cyprinids like Barilius and Danio's and Balitorine loaches like Homaloptera species.
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zoos' Print Journal v. 22 (no. 3), pp 2620, Pls. 5a, 5b; Fig. 1e.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 22 03:50 (species record created: 2011 Jan 11 19:14)