Euchiloglanis davidi

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Euchiloglanis davidi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Sisoridae Subfamily: Glyptosterninae Tribe: Glyptosternina Genus: Euchiloglanis Regan, 1907 Species: E. davidi
Binomial name
Euchiloglanis davidi (Sauvage, 1874)
Synonyms
Chimarrichthys davidi Sauvage, 1874 Euchiloglanis kishinouyei Kimura, 1934

Euchiloglanis davidi is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Sisoridae. It is the only species of the monotypic genus Euchiloglanis.^[1]

[edit] Distribution

E. davidi inhabits the Yangtze drainage, China. It has also been reported from the Brahmaputra drainage in India and the Ganges drainage in Nepal.^[1] It is also listed as originating from Chinijiang, Sichuan; eastern Tibet; and Jinshajiang located at the upper Yangtze River basin.^[2]

[edit] Description

E. davidi is diagnosed by an interrupted post-labial groove, gill openings not extending to the underside, homodont dentition, pointed teeth in both jaws, tooth patches in upper jaw joined into crescent-shaped band, and 12–14 branched pectoral fin rays.^[1] This fish species has a depressed head with a broadly rounded snout. The body is elongate, and it is flattened on the underside to the pelvic fins. The eyes are small, dorsally located, and subcutaneous (under the skin). The lips are thick, fleshy, and papillated, and a post-labial groove behind the lips is broadly interrupted at the middle. The gill openings are narrow, not extending below the pectoral fin base. The paired fins are plaited to form an adhesive apparatus.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Thomson, Alfred W.; Page, Lawrence M. (2006). "Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1345: 1–96. 
2. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.