Glyptothorax verrucosus

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 verrucosus

Name

• Glyptothorax verrucosus Rameshori & Vishwanath, 2012

Holotype: MUMF 14001. Paratypes: MUMF 14002-14010 (9), MUMF 14006 dissected for osteology.

Type locality: India, Mizoram, Lawntlai District, Koladyne River at Kolchaw, 22°23'N, 92°57'E.[1]

Etymology: From the Latin verrucosus meaning full of warts in reference to the dense tuberculations on the body.

References

• Rameshori, Y. & Vishwanath, W.; 2012: Glyptothorax verrucosus, a new sisorid catfish species from the Koladyne basin, Mizoram, India (Teleostei: Sisoridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (2): 147–154.