Creteuchiloglanis macropterus (Ng, 2004)
Creteuchiloglanis macropterus
photo by Ng, H.H.

Family:  Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Max. size: 
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Salween River (Nujiang) and Irrawaddy River drainages in southern China.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 41-42. Differs from its congeners by the following unique combination of characters: prepelvic length 37.0-42.2% SL; length of adipose-fin base 31.8-37.0% SL (dorsal-fin base 3.3-3.5 times in adipose-fin base); caudal peduncle length 17.6-20.0% SL; caudal peduncle depth 6.8-7.4% SL (2.4-3.0 times in caudal peduncle length); body depth at anus 9.5-12.6% SL; snout length 50.3-56.5% HL; interorbital distance 24.6-30.2% HL; vertebrae 41-42; pectoral fin reaching to pelvic-fin origin; ventral limit of gill opening to level of third or fourth pectoral-fin element; posterior base of adipose fin notched and separate from caudal fin; and presence of pale patches on body (Ref. 53228).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 April 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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