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Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax maceriatus** Ng & Lalramliana, 2012
Common Name
Type Locality	Tlawng River at Sairang, 23°48'36.0"N, 92°39'14.4"E, Meghna-Surma River system, Mizoram, India.
Pronunciation	Gleep toe thor axe
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. The specific name comes from the Latin adjective maceriatus (masculine), meaning enclosed or walled in, in allusion to the narrowly elliptic central depression in the thoracic adhesive apparatus being almost completely enclosed by skin ridges.
Species Information
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).
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known from the Mausam, Sur Luite (both tributaries of the Tuivai River), Tlawng and Tuirial rivers in Mizoram, northeastern India. The Tlawng, Tuirial and Tuivai rivers form part of the Barak River drainage, which is itself part of the Surma-Meghna River system. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma, Barak (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna, Surma, Barak, Tlawng (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Furniture	Glyptothorax maceriatus was collected from clear, shallow, moderately flowing streams with a predominantly sandy bottom.
Suggested Tankmates	Other fishes collected along with Glyptothorax maceriatus include Garra spp.,Balitora cf. brucei,Botia cf. almorhae, Lepidocephalichthys sp., Schistura spp., Amblyceps laticeps, Glyptothorax botius, G. telchitta , and Channa sp. .
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa No. 3416, pp 45, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:24 (species record created: 2012 Aug 09 05:28)