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Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax burmanicus** Prashad & Mukerji, 1929
Common Name
Type Locality	Sankha, a large hill-stream, midway between Kamaing and Mogaung, Myitkyina dist., Upper Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Glyptothorax chindwinicus
Pronunciation	Gleep toe thor axe - burr man ick uss
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
Size	165mm or 6.5" 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).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar. Irrawaddy and Salween drainages. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin (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.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Inhabits sandy or rocky bottoms of springs.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 31 (pt 3), pp 184, Pl. 7 (fig. 3); Fig. 5.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:41 (species record created: 2006 Oct 08 03:44)