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Glyptothorax gopii Kosygin, Das, Singh & Chowdhury, 2019 |
| Family: | Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.35 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 35-35. This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Indian subcontinent by the following swet of characters: an axe-shaped anterior nuchal plate element with extensive contact with the posterior nuchal plate; with plicae on the ventral surface of the pectoral-fin spine and outer rays of pelvic-fin rays; skin is sparsely tuberculated; dorsal-fin spine length 16.3-17.8% SL; thoracic adhesive apparatus elliptical, with lanceolate median depression, its length 16.2-20.7 % SL; predorsal length 36.2-38.1% SL; adipose-fin base length 16.5-18.1% SL; postadipose distance 16.2-17.4% SL; caudal peduncle depth 7.9-9.1% SL; nasal barbel do not reach the anterior margin of the eye; first branchial arch with 2-3 + 4-5 rakers; body with two longitudinal pale-cream stripes, one each along the mid-dorsal line and lateral line (Ref. 120896). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||