Glyptosternon

Glyptosternon
Glyptosternon reticulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Tribe: Glyptosternina
Genus: Glyptosternon
McClelland, 1842
Type species
Glyptosternon reticulatus
McClelland, 1842
Synonyms

Glyptosternon is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

Distribution

Glyptosternon species are distributed in Indus drainage in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (in the state of Jammu and Kashmir), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and western China, east to the Irrawaddy drainage in Burma.[2] G. akharti is from the Bamian River of the Oxus Watershed of the Indus drainage in Afghanistan. G. maculatum is found in the Brahmaputra drainage of India and China. G. malaisei, known only from the type, is from the Irrawaddy drainage in Burma. G. reticulatum is from the Indus drainage including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and western China.[2]

Description

Exostoma is distinguished by having the combination of an interrupted groove behind the lip (post-labial groove), the gill openings extending onto the underside (venter), homodont dentition with pointed teeth in both jaws, a crescent-shaped tooth patch in the upper jaw, and 1012 branched pectoral rays.[2] The head is depressed with a broadly rounded snout. The body is elongate and flattened ventrally to the pelvic fins. The eyes are minute, dorsally located, and under the skin (subcutaenous). The lips are thick, fleshy, and papillated. The teeth in both jaws are pointed and the tooth patches in the upper jaw are joined, forming a band produced posteriorly at sides (crescent-shaped). The paired fins are plaited to form an adhesive apparatus.[2]

G. maculatum and G. reticulatum grow to between 24.025.5 centimetres (9.4510.0 in).[3][4] G. malaisei has a maximum recorded length of 7.0 cm TL.[5]

Ecology

G. maculatum is found in mountain rapids.[3] G. reticulatum is found in rivers and streams under stones and rocks. It feeds mainly on invertebrates, especially insect larvae.[4]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Glyptosternon in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Thomson, Alfred W.; Page, Lawrence M. (2006). "Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1345: 1–96.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Glyptosternon maculatum" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Glyptosternon reticulatum" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  5. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Glyptosternon malaisei" in FishBase. July 2007 version.


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