Science News: Sisoridae - Oreoglanis infulatus
Posted: 29 Jul 2003, 15:26
Synopsis by Shane Linder
This new species is described from the Lam River drainage in central Vietnam. This species was collected in a steeply sloping rainforest stream 1-3 meters wide. It was obtained only in waterfalls where it was found adhering to vertical rock surfaces alongside two Schistura spp. (hill stream loaches).
Reference: Ng, H.H. and J. Freyhof. 2001. Oreoglanis infulatus, a new species of glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from central Vietnam. Journal of Fish Biology 59: 1164-1169.
This new species is described from the Lam River drainage in central Vietnam. This species was collected in a steeply sloping rainforest stream 1-3 meters wide. It was obtained only in waterfalls where it was found adhering to vertical rock surfaces alongside two Schistura spp. (hill stream loaches).
Reference: Ng, H.H. and J. Freyhof. 2001. Oreoglanis infulatus, a new species of glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from central Vietnam. Journal of Fish Biology 59: 1164-1169.