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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Exostoma: Greek, exos = outside + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); effrenum: Name from Latin adjective 'effrenus', meaning unbridled; referring to to the condition of the adipose fin being distinctly separate from the upper principal caudal-fin rays..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97386)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: eye diameter 11.5-15.0% HL; head width 18.5-19.8% SL; body depth at anus 10.5-12.4% SL; length of adipose-fin base 25.8-29.0% SL; adipose fin distinctly separate from upper procurrent caudal-fin rays; caudal peduncle length 20.5-21.3% SL, depth 5.1-7.0% SL; caudal fin forked; preanal vertebrae 21-22 (Ref. 97386).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ng, H.H. and C. Vidthayanon, 2014. A review of the glyptosternine catfish genus Exostoma Blyth 1860 from Thailand, with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Zootaxa 3869(4):420-434. (Ref. 97386)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00260 - 0.01333), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).