Glyptothorax cavia

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| image = Euglyptosternum lineatum Griesbach 116.jpg

| taxon = Glyptothorax cavia

| authority = (Hamilton, 1822)

| synonyms = Glyptothorax burmanicus (non Prashad & Mukerji, 1929)
Glyptothorax lineatus (Day, 1877)
Euglyptosternum lineatum Day, 1877
Bagarius cavia (Hamilton, 1822)
Glyptosternum cavia (Hamilton, 1822)
Pimelodus cavia Hamilton, 1822

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ng, H.H. |date=2010 |title=Glyptothorax cavia |volume=2010 |page=e.T166539A6232190 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166539A6232190.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

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Glyptothorax cavia is a species of catfish that was first described by Hamilton 1822. Glyptothorax cavia is a species in genus Glyptothorax, family Sisoridae and order Siluriformes. IUCN categorise the species as least concern globally. No subspecies are listed in Catalogue of Life.

The species can grow up to 18" in TL. It is found in the Himalayan region and adjoining area in medium to large streams and rivers.

References

{{cite web |url= http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/glyptothorax+cavia/match/1|title= Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.|accessdate= 24 September 2012 |author= Bisby F.A. |author2= Roskov Y.R. |author3= Orrell T.M. |author4= Nicolson D. |author5= Paglinawan L.E. |author6= Bailly N. |author7= Kirk P.M. |author8= Bourgoin T. |author9= Baillargeon G. |author10= Ouvrard D. (red.)|date= 2011 |publisher=Species 2000: Reading, UK.}}

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran (1991) Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2., A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.

FishBase. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14

Ferraris, C.J. Jr. (2007) Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types., Zootaxa 1418:1-628.

Chu, X. and T. Mo (1999) Sisoridae., p. 114-181. In X.-L. Chu, B.-S. Cheng and D.-Y. Dai (Eds). Faunica Sinica. Osteichthyes. Siluriformes. Science Press, Beijing. i-vii + 1-230.

Menon, A.G.K. (1999) Check list - fresh water fishes of India., Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.

cavia

Category:Fish described in 1822