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Issue: Vol. 4476 No. 1: 13 Sept. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-09-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.5
Page range: 40–68
Abstract views: 153
PDF downloaded: 91

Morphological and molecular study of the torrent catfishes (Sisoridae: Glyptosterninae) of Bhutan including the description of five new species

Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Environmental Studies, Feather River College, California, USA
Royal University of Bhutan, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, Bhutan
Pisces Creteuchiloglanis Exostoma Parachiloglanis Glyptosternoid fishes

Abstract

Torrent catfishes of the subfamily Glyptosterninae from Bhutan are examined based on morphological and molecular data. Five new species are described: Creteuchiloglanis bumdelingensis sp. nov., Exostoma mangdechhuensis sp. nov., Parachiloglanis benjii sp. nov., P. dangmechhuensis sp. nov., and P. drukyulensis sp. nov. Molecular data derived from the mitochondrial gene Cyt b and the nuclear gene RAG2 recovered relationships within Parachiloglanis and the Glyptosterninae. A dichotomous key to the Glyptosterninae of Bhutan is provided.

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