Glyptothorax punyabratai

About Glyptothorax punyabratai:

• The species was collected from Tung Stream, a tributary of the Tissa River, in the Brahmaputra River basin. It is a new catfish species.

Key Facts about Catfish:

• Catfish represent one of the largest groups of freshwater fishes, with more than 2000 species.
• Most catfish are found in freshwater but a few are marine. Most species of catfish are nocturnal. Catfish are primarily benthic or bottom-dwellers.

• Features:
  • Most catfish have a cylindrical body with a flattened ventral to allow for benthic feeding.
  • Catfish are so-named because of the long barbels, or feelers, which are present about the mouth of the fish and resemble cat whiskers.
  • Most catfish possess leading spines in their dorsal and pectoral fins. 
  • Catfish are scaleless, a characteristic of catfishes distinguishing them from others.