Glyptothorax pantherinus

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 pantherinus

Name

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

• 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