Glyptothorax annandalei Hora, 1923
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Glyptothorax annandalei is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae. It was first described by Indian ichthyologist Sunder Lal Hora in 1923. The IUCN categorises the species as least concern globally.
Wikipedia contributors, Glyptothorax annandalei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:37:29.087189+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glyptothorax annandalei Hora, 1923
- Name authority
- Hora, 1923
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Sisoridae
- Genus
- Glyptothorax
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familySisoridae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyGlyptosterninae Gill, 1861
- genusGlyptothorax Blyth, 1860
- speciesGlyptothorax annandalei Hora, 1923
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glyptothorax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glyptothorax alaknandi Tilak, 1969 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax anamalaiensis Silas, 1952 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax armeniacus (Berg, 1918) | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax botius (Hamilton, 1822) | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax cavia (Hamilton, 1822) | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax chimtuipuiensis Anganthoibi & Vishwanath, 2010 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax churamanii Yumnam & Vishwanath, 2012 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax conirostris (Steindachner, 1867) | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax coracinus Ng & Rainboth, 2008 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax dakpathari Tilak & Husain, 1976 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax davissinghi Manimekalan & Das, 1998 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptothorax exodon Ng & Rachmatika, 2005 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hora, S. L. (1923). Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum, V. On the composite genus Glyptosternon McClelland. Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta), 25 (1): 1–44, Pls. 1–4. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v25/i1/1923/162682 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GJBC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.