Glyptothorax silviae

Glyptothorax silviae

Thirteen Centimeters Sisorid Fish of Asian Waters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Glyptothorax silviae is a species of catfish in genus Glyptothorax, family Sisoridae and order Siluriformes. It is a Freshwater, benthopelagic, Subtropical fish endemic to the Shatt al-Arab and Karun rivers in Iran and Tigris in Iraq.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Glyptothorax
Maximum length: 13 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: endemic to the Tigris River in Iran.

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