Family : Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Glyptothorax indicus
Max size : 11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: India and Nepal.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs only in fast-flowing streams. Prefers backwater of quiet eddies (Ref. 12045)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses