Glyptothorax armeniacus

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Glyptothorax armeniacus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Glyptothorax
Species:
G. armeniacus
Binomial name
Glyptothorax armeniacus
(Berg, 1918)
Synonyms

Glyptosternum armeniacum Berg, 1918 [1]

Glyptothorax armeniacus, [2] the Armenian mountain catfish, is a species of catfish that was first described by Berg, 1918. Glyptothorax armeniacus is a species in genus Glyptothorax, family Sisoridae and order Siluriformes. [3] [4] No subspecies are listed in Catalogue of Life. [3] It is endemic to southern and eastern Turkey. [4]

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Glyptothorax chindwinica is a species of catfish that was first described by Vishwanath and Linthoingambi 2007. Glyptothorax chindwinica 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.

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References

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  2. Berg, L.S. (1964) Freshwater fishes of the U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries. volume 2, 4th edition., Israel Program for Scientific Translations Ltd., Jerusalem. (Russian version published 1949).
  3. 1 2 Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
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