Glyptothorax pantherinus

Taxonavigation

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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 pantherinus

Name

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Glyptothorax pantherinus Anganthoibi & Vishwanath, 2013

  • Holotype: MUMF 10047.
  • Paratypes: MUMF 10048-10051 (4).

Type locality: Noa Dehing River, Brahmaputra River basin, Deban-Namdapha, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 27°30'03"N, 96°23'21"E [1].

Etymology: The specific name pantherinus is derived from the Latin panthera (= leopard). The name refers to the presence of a prominent mottled skin.

References

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  • Anganthoibi, N. & Vishwanath, W.; 2013: Glyptothorax pantherinus, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Noa Dehing River, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Ichthyological Research, 60 (2): 172–177. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-012-0328-5