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Scientific Name	**Glyptothorax pallozonus** (Lin, 1934)
Common Name
Type Locality	Loh-Fau Shan, Poh-Lo district, Kwangtung, China.
Synonym(s)	Glyptosternum pallozonum
Pronunciation	Gleep toe thor axe - pal ohn ZONE um
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 epithet comes from the Latin pallidus, meaning pale and zona, meaning belt, probably in reference to the pale stripes of this species.
Species Information
Size	60mm or 2.4" 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). This species is distinguished from other striped [i]Glyptothorax[/i] by its deep caudal peduncle.
Sexing	Males have a more elongate genital papilla.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: China. China Waters, Zhujiang (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
pH	6.0 - 7.6
Temperature	16.0-24.0°C or 60.8-75.2°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Needs well oxygenated water.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will feed on live/frozen food, but does not appear to take prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	A sandy/gravel bottom and enough rocks/driftwood to partially deflect the current and for the fish to hide in.
Compatibility	A peaceful species suitable for the hillstream biotope tank. Best kept in a well-oxygenated tank with strong current.
Suggested Tankmates	Ideal tankmates include balitorine loaches such as Homaloptera, fast-swimming cyprinids such as Danio or Barilius, and smaller mastacembelids.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Lingnan Science Journal, Canton v. 13 (no. 2), pp 228, Figs. 7-8.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:24 (species record created: 2005 Dec 03 00:00)