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Glyptothorax hymavatiae Tenali, Adak, Chandran, Singh, Sarkar & Banerjee, 2025 |
| Family: | Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Sisorinae | |||
| Max. size: | 15.32 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a spindle-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus, with shallow median depression that is widely opened posteriorly by skin ridges; deep body (depth at anus 12.3-14.4% SL); length of caudal peduncle (20.8-21.6% SL); slender caudal peduncle (8.5-9.0% SL); short predorsal length (34.0-35.8% SL) unculiferous ridges of adhesive apparatus not extending anteriorly onto gular region; plicate on ventral surfaces first pectoral and pelvic fins rays, smooth skin on head and body; two broad pale cream longitudinal stripes on body (Ref. 133097). | |||
| Biology: | This species in found in waters with hard substrate, specifically composed of cobbles, boulders and rocks (Ref. 133097). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||