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| Glyptothorax jiwanae Haggard, Ng, Edds & Conway, 2026 |
Abstract
Glyptothorax jiwanae, new species, is described in this study based on 42 specimens, 41–133 mm SL, from Nepal. It is distinguished from congeners by a combination of characters, including presence of longitudinal striae on the gular region, presence of adhesive papillae on the lower lip, premaxillary teeth hidden when the mouth is closed, nasal barbel reaching posterior to eye, skin flaps along the posterior edges of the maxillary and inner and outer mandibular barbels extending for half or less of barbel length, round eye, thoracic adhesive apparatus (TAA) consisting only of longitudinally oriented striae, an elongate, oval depression within the medial pit of the TAA, finely tuberculate skin, pelvic origin at a vertical through or slightly anterior to the base of the last dorsal-fin ray, length of adipose-fin base 14.9–18.4% SL, i,7,8,i caudal-fin rays, caudal-fin lobes approximately equal in length, and slightly asymmetrical procurrent rays.
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| Glyptothorax jiwanae, KU 28638, holotype, 55.4 mm SL, Nepal, Rautahat/Sarlahi, Bagmati River. Scale bar = 5 mm. |
Glyptothorax jiwanae, new species
Etymology.— This species is named after Dr. Jiwan Shrestha, for her pioneering work on elucidating the ichthyofaunal diversity of Nepal. A noun in the genitive.
Angela Haggard, Heok Hee Ng, David R. Edds and Kevin W. Conway. 2026. A New Species of the Sisorid Catfish Genus Glyptothorax from Nepal (Siluriformes: Sisoridae). Ichthyology & Herpetology. 114(3):439-450. DOI: doi.org/10.1643/i2025050 [20 August 2026]