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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); strabonis: Specific name from the Latin 'strabonis' (one who squints), in allusion to the relatively small eye of this species.
More on authors: Ng & Freyhof.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Giang River (Song Giang) drainage in central Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79574)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 14. Differs from all Indochinese congeners by having a smaller eye with eye diameter 6.2-6.5% SL (vs. 8.6-12.0% SL). Other features useful to separate this species from other species of Glyptothorax in central Vietnam include thoracic adhesive apparatus consisting of striae arranged in a broad oval field, caudal peduncle length 20.5-21.2% SL, caudal peduncle depth 7.5-7.6% SL, body depth at anus 13.7-20.9% SL, head width 17.9-18.8% SL, 14-16 serrae on posterior margin of pectoral spine, and body dark-brown with indistinct pale midlateral and mid-dorsal stripes (Ref. 79574).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and J. Freyhof, 2008. Two new species of Glyptothorax (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from central Vietnam. Zootaxa 1873:11-25. (Ref. 79574)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00369 - 0.01791), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).