Glyptosternon
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| Glyptosternon | |
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| Glyptosternon reticulatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Tribe: | Glyptosternina |
| Genus: | Glyptosternon McClelland, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Glyptosternon reticulatum McClelland, 1842 | |
| Synonyms | |
Glyptosternon is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2][3]
- Glyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952
- Glyptosternon maculatum (Regan, 1905)
- Glyptosternon oschanini (Herzenstein, 1889) (Oshanin catfish)
- Glyptosternon reticulatum McClelland, 1842 (Turkestan catfish)
Some authorities recognize another:
- Glyptosternon malaisei Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941 but this is considered a synonym of Glaridoglanis andersonii by ECoF.[4]
Distribution
Glyptosternon species are distributed in Indus drainage in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (in the state of Jammu and Kashmir), Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and western China, east to the Irrawaddy drainage in Burma.[5] G. akhtari is from the Bamian River of the Oxus Watershed of the Indus drainage in Afghanistan. G. maculatum is found in the Brahmaputra drainage of India and China. G. reticulatum is from the Indus drainage including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, and western China.[5] G. oschanini is known from the Upper Syr Darya and probably Amu Darya in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan [2]