Glyptothorax maceriatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Sisoridae
Subfamilia: Glyptosterninae
Tribus: Glyptothoracini
Genus: Glyptothorax
Species: Glyptothorax maceriatus

Name

• Glyptothorax maceriatus

Type material: Holotype: PUCMF 12014. Paratypes: PUCMF 12015 (2), 12016 (5), 12017 (1), 12018 (2).

Type locality: India, Mizoram, Tlawng River at Sairang, 23°48'36.0"N, 92°39'14.4"E.[1]

Etymology: The specific name comes from the Latin adjective maceriatus (= enclosed or walled in), in allusion to the narrowly elliptic central depression in the thoracic adhesive apparatus being almost completely enclosed by skin ridges.

Primary references

• Ng, H.H.; Lalramliana 2012: Glyptothorax maceriatus, a new species of sisorid catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from north-eastern India. Zootaxa 3416: 44–52. Preview Reference page.