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Glyptothorax pulcher Zeng, Lin, Jiang & Chen, 2026 |
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photo by
Zeng, Y.-Y. et al., 2026 |
| Family: | Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae | |||
| Max. size: | 10.64 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 35-36. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: distinctive colour pattern; skin with sparse tubercules; soft and similar in texture to skin; dorsal surface of head smooth; TAA broad (length of 1-1.2 times its width, width of TAA12.0-14.3% SL); adipose-fin base short (11.7-15.4% SL); and caudal peduncle deep and short (13.7-17.5% SL in length, 10.3-12.3% SL in depth) (Ref. 138565). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||