Family : Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) , subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Order : Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Glyptothorax madraspatanum
Max size : 11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: Anamalai and Nilgiri Hills, and Cauvery river in India (Ref. 4833). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 57739).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in mountain rapids (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : പാറയൊട്ടി
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses