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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Oreoglanis: Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 12693).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12693)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 6; Raggi anali molli: 6 - 7; Vertebre: 37 - 40. Lower lip with a median notch and having a posterior margin with small laciniate projections. Caudal fin emarginate. Male genital papilla immediately behind the anus in a depression terminating posteriorly with a straight transverse wall. Maxillary barbel with pointed tip and lobulate posterior margin (Ref. 44353).
Occurs in montane brooks and small high-gradient streams (Ref. 12693). Inhabits cold swift mountain streams. Attaches itself to rock surfaces facing the current (Ref. 2073). Feeds on crustaceans and insect larvae (Ref. 58784). Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Ng, H.H. and W.J. Rainboth, 2001. A review of the sisorid catfish genus Oreoglanis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with descriptions of four new species. Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (732):1-34. (Ref. 44353)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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