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  • Glyptothorax striatus
  • Glyptothorax striatus
  • Glyptothorax striatusVentral view
  • Glyptothorax striatusVentral view
  • Glyptothorax striatus
  • Glyptothorax striatusDorsal view
  • Glyptothorax striatus
  • Glyptothorax striatusDorsal view
  • Glyptothorax striatusLateral view
  • Glyptothorax striatus
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Scientific Name Glyptothorax striatus    (McClelland, 1842)
Common Name
Type Locality Kasyah [Kashya, Khasi] Hills, Meghalaya, India.
Synonym(s) Glyptosternon striatus, Glyptosternum striatum
Pronunciation Gleep toe thor axe - stree ah toos
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. Glyptothorax radiolus, a new species of sisorid catfish (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from northeastern India, with a redescription of G. striatus McClelland 1842 ; Ng and LRL.
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Size 215mm or 8.5" 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).

Glyptothorax striatus can be differentiated from the similar looking G.radiolus by the presence (vs absence) of a pale mid lateral stripe and a deeper body.
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Distribution Asia: Meghalaya and Sikkim in India.
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Calcutta Journal of Natural History v. 2 (no. 8), pp 587, Pl. 6 (figs. 4-5 [not 1-2]).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:24 (species record created: 2013 Jul 02 06:03)