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Scientific Name Creteuchiloglanis payjab  Darshan, Dutta, Kachari, Gogoi, Aran & Das, 2014
Common Name
Type Locality Arunachal Pradesh state, West Siang District, Yomgo River at Mechuka, a tributary of Siang River, Brahmaputra River basin, 28°37’13.3"N, 94°04’7.8"E, India, elevation 1932 meters.
Etymology Formed from the Latin prefix cret-, meaning to separate/distinguish, in combination with the generic name Euchiloglanis, alluding to features shared with, as well as distinguishing from, Euchiloglanis and Pareuchiloglanis. Gender masculine. 
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Identification Creteuchiloglanis is distributed in the upper Mekong River (Lancang-Jiang) basin west to the Brahmaputra River basin and is distinguished from Pareuchiloglanis by a unique combination of characteristics involving the form of the connection of the lower lip to the maxillary barbel, premaxillary tooth patches, and the morphology of the dilator, operculi, sternohyoideus, and adductor pelvicalis superficialis muscles.
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Distribution
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Siang, Siyom (Yomgo) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 2), pp 74, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update 2019 Aug 08 07:29 (species record created: 2019 Feb 06 16:42)