Scientific Name
Glyptothorax trilineatus

Common Name
Three-lined catfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 13. A white mid-dorsal stripe extending from occiput to base of caudal fin, a narrow whitish axial line on sides from shoulder to base of caudal peduncle (Ref. 4792).

Classification

Classified By

Blyth, 1860

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Catfish (Siluriformes)

Family

Sisorid catfishes (Sisoridae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Laos. Reported from China (Ref. 45661).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

High altitude

Water Temperature From

10 °C

Water Temperature To

20 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; ; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 10 benthopelagic

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)