Glyptothorax carnatus
Glyptothorax carnatus Ng & Kottelat, 2025


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Family:  Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae
Max. size:  6.37 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Laos and Cambodia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 34-36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body relative to the caudal peduncle (caudal peduncle depth 2.8-3.6 times in body depth at dorsal-fin origin; three dark bands on the body with few irregular dark spots and blotches; absence of a distinctly pale nuchal shield; head length 25.5-28.4% SL; head width 19.1-20.1% SL; width of TAA 1.4-1.8 times in its length; TAA without anteromedial striae and a medial pit; striae in medial third of TAA nearly straight and parallel; nuchal plate with broader lateral processes; dorsal to adipose distance 19.1-22.8% SL; tip of adpressed pelvic fin reaching well short of anal-fin origin; and presence of an enlarged, prominent tubercles on flanks, particularly below the lateral line (Ref. 138277).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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