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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Glyptothorax: Greek, glyptes = carver + Greek, thorax = breast (Ref. 45335); intonsus: Name 'intosus' from the Latin word meaning 'unshorn, unshaven, bearded', in reference to the long barbels of this species compared to most Mekong congeners.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138885)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: nasal barbels reaching at least to the anterior orbital margin; head width 16.8%-18.3% SL; head depth 11.6%-12.6% SL; lateral line without short branches visible; length of adipose-fin base 11.6%-13.8% SL; caudal peduncle depth 2.0-2.2 times in body depth at dorsal-fin origin; and a uniformly almost black body (Ref. 138879).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.K. and M. Kottelat, 2026. Glyptothorax intonsus: a new species of rheophilic catfish (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from the Mekong River drainage in Laos. J. Fish Biol. 1-7. (Ref. 138885)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |