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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. |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Siang, Siyom (Yomgo) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 2), pp 74, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:27 (species record created: 2019 Feb 06 16:42) |