| Family: |
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Glyptosterninae |
| Max. size: |
15.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Dayinjiang and Longchuanjiang, tributaries of Irrawaddy River in Yunnan, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 35-36. Can be differentiated from Pseudecheneis paviei in possessing 14-20 transverse ridges (laminae) of thoracic apparatus (vs. 9-13); from Pseudecheneis paviei and Pseudecheneis sulcatoides in having furcated neural spine of complex vertebra (vs. single); from P. immaculatus, P. tchangi, and P. paucipunctatus in having yellow spots and patches at occipital, post-temporal, origin and base end of the dorsal fin and adipose fin, and caudal fin base (vs. absent or lacking); from Pseudecheneis gracilis and Pseudecheneis stenura in having a shorter caudal peduncle (19.9-30.0% SL vs. 26.0-35.8); from Pseudecheneis sulcata in having a longer pelvic fin, reaching base of first anal fin ray (vs. not reaching); and from Pseudecheneis crassicuada in having a longer pectoral fin, reaching origin of pelvic fin (vs. not reaching); and from Pseudecheneis serracula in having a shorter adipose fin base (length of adipose fin base 125-166.7% in length of anal fin base vs. larger than 200%); and from Pseudecheneis sympelvica in having separate pelvic fins (vs. fused) (Ref. 74729).
Description: dorsal fin rays ii, 6; ii, 5-6; anal fin rays iii,7; iii, 6-7; pectoral rays i12-14; i12-13; pelvic fin rays i5 (Ref. 74729). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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