Oreoglanis infulata Ng & Freyhof, 2001

Family:  Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes), subfamily: Glyptosterninae
Max. size:  10.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: known only from central Viet Nam.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 40-41. Dark band running across the anal fin, a lunate and uniformly dark caudal fin, a lower lip lacking a medial notch and with a fimbriated posterior margin, maxillary barbel with a rounded tip, length of caudal peduncle 19.0-22.6% SL, depth of caudal peduncle 2.6-3.2% SL, post-adipose distance 6.8-8.0% SL, eye diameter 10.5-12.1% HL, 12 principal caudal-fin rays (Ref. 49549).
Biology:  Collected in a steeply sloping rainforest stream 1-3 m wide; only in waterfalls where the fish were found adhering to vertical surfaces of rocks (Ref. 49549).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 November 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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