Glyptothorax cavia

Glyptothorax cavia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Glyptothorax
Species:
G. cavia
Binomial name
Glyptothorax cavia
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Glyptothorax burmanicus (non Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)[2]
Glyptothorax lineatus (Day, 1877)[3]
Euglyptosternum lineatum Day, 1877[4]
Bagarius cavia (Hamilton, 1822)[5]
Glyptosternum cavia (Hamilton, 1822)[4]
Pimelodus cavia Hamilton, 1822[4]

Glyptothorax cavia[4] is a species of catfish that was first described by Hamilton 1822. Glyptothorax cavia is a species in genus Glyptothorax, family Sisoridae and order Siluriformes.[6][7] IUCN categorise the species as least concern globally.[1] No subspecies are listed in Catalogue of Life.[6]

The species can grow up to 18" in TL. It is found in the Himalayan region and adjoining area in medium to large streams and rivers.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Glyptothorax cavia.
  1. ^ a b Ng, H.H. (2010). "Glyptothorax cavia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166539A6232190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166539A6232190.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ferraris, C.J. Jr. (2007) Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types., Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
  3. ^ Chu, X. and T. Mo (1999) Sisoridae., p. 114-181. In X.-L. Chu, B.-S. Cheng and D.-Y. Dai (Eds). Faunica Sinica. Osteichthyes. Siluriformes. Science Press, Beijing. i-vii + 1-230.
  4. ^ a b c d Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran (1991) Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2., A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
  5. ^ Menon, A.G.K. (1999) Check list - fresh water fishes of India., Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
  6. ^ a b Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  7. ^ FishBase. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14


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