Pretty Interesting except I didn't see any pics of it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/new_species_borneo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/new_species_borneo
New species of Catfish in Borneo
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New Glyptothorax catfish
A new rheophilic sisorid catfish from the Glyptothorax genus has been described from Borneo.
Heok Hee Ng of the University of Michigan and Ike Rachmatika of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences recently named the new species in a paper in The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
The discovery was made after Ng and Rachmatika compared the Glyptothorax platypogonoides they collected in the Kapuas River drainage in Borneo to specimens of G. platypogonoides Ng had collected with Heok Hui Tan in Sumatra; the fish from Borneo actually turned out to be an undescribed species, which Ng and Rachmatika have named Glyptothorax exodon.
The new fish has a deeper caudal peduncle than platypogonoides, and more of the premaxillary teeth are visible when the catfish has its mouth closed.
The catfish was found in swift-flowing, clear streams with a substrate of gravel, pebbles and large rocks. It shares its habitat with a number of species including the Flying fox, Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus; the bagrid catfish Hemibagrus cf nemurus; the loach Gastromyzon contractus and a puffer called Auriglobus amabilis.
Glyptothorax catfishes are members of the family Sisoridae and typically live in large, fast-flowing waters. They have flattened bodies with a thoracic adhesive organ, which allows them to stick to rocks and maintain their position in turbulent waters.
The Glyptothorax genus is currently being revised by Heok Hee Ng and Maurice Kottelat and currently contains 87 nominal species, which are widely distributed across Asia.
Ng and Rachmatika say that although Glyptothorax are more diverse than the current literature suggests, lots of names have been misapplied, so Ng and Kottelat's forthcoming revision is likely to lead to major changes in the knowledge of the taxonomy of these catfishes.
For more details on the new Glyptothorax see the paper: Ng HH and I Rachmatika (2005) ? Glyptothorax exodon, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Borneo (Teleostei: Sisoridae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 53(2): 251-255.
Matt Clarke: Fri March 3, 2006, 1:04 pm
Practicalfishkeeping.co.uk
A new rheophilic sisorid catfish from the Glyptothorax genus has been described from Borneo.
Heok Hee Ng of the University of Michigan and Ike Rachmatika of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences recently named the new species in a paper in The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
The discovery was made after Ng and Rachmatika compared the Glyptothorax platypogonoides they collected in the Kapuas River drainage in Borneo to specimens of G. platypogonoides Ng had collected with Heok Hui Tan in Sumatra; the fish from Borneo actually turned out to be an undescribed species, which Ng and Rachmatika have named Glyptothorax exodon.
The new fish has a deeper caudal peduncle than platypogonoides, and more of the premaxillary teeth are visible when the catfish has its mouth closed.
The catfish was found in swift-flowing, clear streams with a substrate of gravel, pebbles and large rocks. It shares its habitat with a number of species including the Flying fox, Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus; the bagrid catfish Hemibagrus cf nemurus; the loach Gastromyzon contractus and a puffer called Auriglobus amabilis.
Glyptothorax catfishes are members of the family Sisoridae and typically live in large, fast-flowing waters. They have flattened bodies with a thoracic adhesive organ, which allows them to stick to rocks and maintain their position in turbulent waters.
The Glyptothorax genus is currently being revised by Heok Hee Ng and Maurice Kottelat and currently contains 87 nominal species, which are widely distributed across Asia.
Ng and Rachmatika say that although Glyptothorax are more diverse than the current literature suggests, lots of names have been misapplied, so Ng and Kottelat's forthcoming revision is likely to lead to major changes in the knowledge of the taxonomy of these catfishes.
For more details on the new Glyptothorax see the paper: Ng HH and I Rachmatika (2005) ? Glyptothorax exodon, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Borneo (Teleostei: Sisoridae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 53(2): 251-255.
Matt Clarke: Fri March 3, 2006, 1:04 pm
Practicalfishkeeping.co.uk
Yup is part of 30+ new fish discoveries in borneo this year:
The discoveries are outlined in a report compiled by the WWF which emphasises the need to conserve the biodiversity of Borneo, the world's third largest island. A total of 52 species were described or discovered in Borneo this year, the report says.
Paedocypris progenetica, at 7.9mm, is believed to be the world's smallest free-living freshwater fish, and was discovered in acidic peat swamps in the Malaysian part of Borneo and described in January 2006.
Another species, Paedocypris micromegethes, which is the world's second smallest fish, was described in the same paper after its discovery in Sarawak in 2001.
Both fishes are adapted for life in threatened peat swamps environments and can tolerate the extreme conditions found there; the pH of the water can be as low as 3.0 - which is 1000 times more acidic than most of the tapwater in the UK.
Glyptothorax exodon, a new river-dwelling sisorid catfish, was described from the Kapuas River in Borneo in January 2006 by Heok Hee Ng.
Ng, who is a contributor to Practical Fishkeeping magazine, identified the new species after studying specimens of another species and spotting differences between specimens from Borneo and those from Sumatra.
The catfish, like others in the Glyptothorax genus, is equipped with a suction pad-like organ on its belly, which allows it to cling to rocks in rapid water.
Ng described another species from Borneo, a leaf-fish called Nandus prolixus, in October this year.
In June, Heok Hui Tan and Peter Ng of the University of Singapore described six new species of fighting fish from the Betta genus from Borneo.
Tan and Sulaiman also described three new loaches from the islands hillstreams in February. The three new fish were named Gastromyzon cranbrooki, G. aeroides and G. venustus.
Stuart Chapman, the International Coordinator of the Heart of Borneo programme, said: "These discoveries reaffirm Borneo's position as one of the most important centres of biodiversity in the world. The remote and inaccessible forests in the Heart of Borneo are one of the world's final frontiers for science and many undiscovered species are still waiting to be found there."
The discoveries are outlined in a report compiled by the WWF which emphasises the need to conserve the biodiversity of Borneo, the world's third largest island. A total of 52 species were described or discovered in Borneo this year, the report says.
Paedocypris progenetica, at 7.9mm, is believed to be the world's smallest free-living freshwater fish, and was discovered in acidic peat swamps in the Malaysian part of Borneo and described in January 2006.
Another species, Paedocypris micromegethes, which is the world's second smallest fish, was described in the same paper after its discovery in Sarawak in 2001.
Both fishes are adapted for life in threatened peat swamps environments and can tolerate the extreme conditions found there; the pH of the water can be as low as 3.0 - which is 1000 times more acidic than most of the tapwater in the UK.
Glyptothorax exodon, a new river-dwelling sisorid catfish, was described from the Kapuas River in Borneo in January 2006 by Heok Hee Ng.
Ng, who is a contributor to Practical Fishkeeping magazine, identified the new species after studying specimens of another species and spotting differences between specimens from Borneo and those from Sumatra.
The catfish, like others in the Glyptothorax genus, is equipped with a suction pad-like organ on its belly, which allows it to cling to rocks in rapid water.
Ng described another species from Borneo, a leaf-fish called Nandus prolixus, in October this year.
In June, Heok Hui Tan and Peter Ng of the University of Singapore described six new species of fighting fish from the Betta genus from Borneo.
Tan and Sulaiman also described three new loaches from the islands hillstreams in February. The three new fish were named Gastromyzon cranbrooki, G. aeroides and G. venustus.
Stuart Chapman, the International Coordinator of the Heart of Borneo programme, said: "These discoveries reaffirm Borneo's position as one of the most important centres of biodiversity in the world. The remote and inaccessible forests in the Heart of Borneo are one of the world's final frontiers for science and many undiscovered species are still waiting to be found there."
