New Glyptothorax
Posted: 27 Apr 2024, 04:42
Tenali, DR, UK Sarkar, R Chandran & RK Singh, 2024. Glyptothorax punyabratai, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters IEF-1195.
Abstract
Glyptothorax punyabratai, a new species, is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India. It is distinguished from its congeners by having the following combination of characters: a rhomboidal-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus with bowling pin-shaped median depression which opens posteriorly; the presence of plicae on the ventral surface of the pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray; plump body; depth of caudal peduncle 7.7-8.6 % SL; nasal barbel not reaching the anterior margin of the eye; nuchal plate saddle with arrow-shaped extensions; and three longitudinal stripes on the body.
Abstract
Glyptothorax punyabratai, a new species, is described from the Brahmaputra River drainage in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India. It is distinguished from its congeners by having the following combination of characters: a rhomboidal-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus with bowling pin-shaped median depression which opens posteriorly; the presence of plicae on the ventral surface of the pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray; plump body; depth of caudal peduncle 7.7-8.6 % SL; nasal barbel not reaching the anterior margin of the eye; nuchal plate saddle with arrow-shaped extensions; and three longitudinal stripes on the body.