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Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax hainanensis** (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
Common Name
Type Locality	Nodoa, Hainan Island, China.
Synonym(s)	Glyptosternon hainanensis, Glyptosternum fokiensis, Glyptothorax fukiensis, Glyptothorax fukiensis hainanensis, Glyptothorax punctatum
Pronunciation	Gleep toe thor axe - foe key en siss
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	81mm or 3.2" 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). Flat head, round snout. Small eyes located in the middle of the head. Maxillary barbel reached to pectoral fin, short nasal barbel reach only to the eye. Nude body without scale, straight lateral line. Yellowish in the pectoral and stomach. Three black spot in the body, one under the dorsal fin, one under the adipose fin, and the other near the base of the caudal fin
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: China. China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Other Parameters	Also occurs in brackish water.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 54 (art. 2), pp 333, Fig. 7.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00)