''Myersglanis'' is a
genus of
sisorid catfishes native to
Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Myersglanis blythii
''Myersglanis'' is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Myersglanis blythii'' (Francis Day, F. Day, 1870) (Stone cat)
* ''Myersglanis jayarami'' Waikhom Vishwanath, Vi ...
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( F. Day, 1870) (Stone cat)
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Myersglanis jayarami
''Myersglanis'' is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Myersglanis blythii'' ( F. Day, 1870) (Stone cat)
* '' Myersglanis jayarami'' Vishwanath & Kosygin, 1999
Dist ...
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Vishwanath & Kosygin, 1999
Distribution and habitat
''Myersglanis'' originates from the
Ganges and
Irrawaddy Irrawaddy may refer to:
*Irrawaddy River, the main river of Burma
*Irrawaddy Delta, a rice growing region of the country
*Ayeyarwady Region, an administrative division of Burma
*''The Irrawaddy'', a Burmese news publication based in Chiang Mai, Tha ...
drainages in
India and
Nepal.
''M. blythii'' inhabits the Ganges drainage in Nepal and possibly from
Pharping
Pharping (or Phamting) is a small Newar town lying above the Bagmati river on the southern edge of the Kathmandu valley, about 23 km from the capital. It is now part of the Dakshinkali Municipality.
The town and its environs is the site of sev ...
, Nepal. ''M. jayarami'' lives in the Irrawaddy drainage in India; it is found in the
Lainye River of the
Chindwin River ,
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basin in this drainage.
''M. blythii'' occurs in streams and is common in hill streams; it is also found in mountain rapids.
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Description
''Myersglanis'' species can be distinguished by the presence of a continuous groove behind the lips (post-labial groove), the gill openings not extending onto the underside (venter), homodont
In anatomy, a heterodont (from Greek, meaning 'different teeth') is an animal which possesses more than a single tooth morphology.
In vertebrates, heterodont pertains to animals where teeth are differentiated into different forms. For example ...
dentition with pointed teeth in both jaws, the tooth patches in upper jaw joined and not produced posteriorly at the sides, and 10 or 16–19 branched pectoral rays.
References
Sisoridae
Freshwater fish genera
Catfish of Asia
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Sunder Lal Hora
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