Glyptothorax gopii, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Mizoram, north-eastern India
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Glyptothorax gopii, a new sisorid catfish, is described from the Kaladan River drainage in Mizoram, northeast India. It is distinguished from its congeners in the Indian subcontinent by the combination of the following characters: an axe-shaped anterior nuchal plate element extensively in contact with the posterior nuchal plate, plicae present on the ventral surfaces of the pectoral-fin spine and outer rays of pelvic-fin rays, an elliptical thoracic adhesive apparatus, the nasal barbel not reaching the anterior margin of the eye, tuberculate skin, and two pale cream longitudinal stripes on the body. Glyptothorax alaknandi is considered a valid species.
Source: Zootaxa
Institution: Zoological Survey of India
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National University of Singapore
OpenAlex ID: W2968697707