Glyptothorax alidaeii, Mousavi-Sabet, Eagderi, Vatandoust & Freyhof, 2021
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821161 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FDC0-FD8A-28AB-FCE3FD5BFD64 |
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Felipe |
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Glyptothorax alidaeii |
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Common name. Karkheh torrent catfish.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Glyptothorax in West Asia by: ○ thoracic adhesive apparatus with, without or with few, very short anteromedial striae, 1.3–1.6 times longer than wide, extending to base of last pectoral ray or to posterior limit of pectoral base / ○ caudal-peduncle depth 1.3–1.6 times in its length / ○ thoracic adhesive apparatus moderately elevated, completely situated on a horse-shoe shaped elevation / ○ medial pit open, without striae / ○ dorsal and lateral head, back and flank with or without small roundish warts / ○ adipose short, its length 0.5–0.8 times larger than distance between base of last dorsal ray and adipose origin / ○ caudal lobes pointed / ○ inner mandibular barbel 30–33 % HL / ○ outer mandibular barbel 43–49 % HL / ○ maxillary barbel shorter than head, 76–90 % HL / ○ 10–12 serrae on pectoral spine / ○ caudal moderately forked, shortest middle caudal ray 57–65 % of longest ray of upper caudal lobe / ○ fins usually with distinct yellow tips / ○ head, back and flank with many, irregular shaped and set brown blotches smaller than eye / ○ many silvery-beige spots and blotches on head and flank in life. Size up to 350 mm SL.
Distribution. Iran: Middle and upper reaches of Karkheh and Karun drainages.
Habitat. Fast-flowing water in rapids and riffles on rock or gravel substrate. Limited to hill stream habitats.
Biology. Nocturnal, hiding under rocks during day. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Conservation status. LC.
Remarks. Glyptothorax cous , G. alidaeii , and G. galaxias are expected to occur in sympatry in Seymareh ( Iran), and G. alidaeii often occurs together with G. galaxias .
Further reading. Mousavi - Sabet et al. 2021 (description); Sayyadzadeh et al. 2022 (synonym of G. silviae ).
Glyptothorax armeniacus ; Euphrates drainage, Türkiye; 66 mm SL.
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