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Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax indicus** Talwar, 1991
Common Name
Type Locality	Streams of Terai, Northern Bengal
Pronunciation	Gleep toe thor axe - In dee cuss
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	110mm or 4.3" 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). a) Paired fins not plated ventrally. Occipital process not reaching basal bone of dorsal fin. b) Adhesive apparatus rhomboidal in shape, very extensive from tip of pectoral fin traversing through gill membranes.
Sexing	Not known.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: India and Nepal. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Koshi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Son, Rihand (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Punjab waters (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 2007.
Other Parameters	The water should be cool and heavily oxygenated with a good flow as these fish occur in hill streams. Anything above 25°C will hamper long term survival as these fish tend to wither away at higher temperatures.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Is known to take only live food like bloodworms, frozen brineshrimp etc. Spot feeding will help in case tank mates are voracious feeders. User data.
Furniture	Fine sand for the bottom and smooth pebbles / rocks. This species seems to be quite active and likes to swim around, so the decor should permit this.
Compatibility	A peaceful species suitable for a hillstream biotope.
Suggested Tankmates	Cyprinids like Barilius and Danios and balitorine loaches like Homaloptera species.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries v. 1-2, pp 654, fig. 210.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
Wishlists	Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species.
Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:24 (species record created: 2010 Oct 11 17:15)