title: Glyptothorax mibangi, a new species of catfish (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Tisa River, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India.
abstract: Glyptothorax mibangi, a new sisorid catfish, is described from the Tisa River of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners in the Ganga-Brahmaputra and Barak-Surma-Meghna basins by the following combination of characters: an obtuse leaf-shaped thoracic adhesive apparatus with a spindle-shaped median depression, skin ridges present over the entire apparatus including the depressed region; ventral surface of pectoral spine and first pelvic-fin ray non-plaited; slender body with depth of 10.4-13.5% SL; caudal peduncle shallow with depth 6.8-8.3% SL; snout long with length 52.9-58.6% HL; and 2+7 gill rakers on the first branchial arch.
authors.affiliation: Centre with Potential for Excellence in Biodiversity, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India.; Email: achom_darshan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Achom
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darshan
authors.affiliation: Centre with Potential for Excellence in Biodiversity, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India. Fishery and Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India.; Email: rashmidutta07@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Fishery and Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India.; Email: akashkachari20@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Akash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kachari
authors.affiliation: Fishery and Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India.; Email: gogoi_budhin@yahoo.in.
authors.forename: Budhin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gogoi
authors.affiliation: Centre with Potential for Excellence in Biodiversity, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India. Fishery and Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, India.; Email: dndas321@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Debangshu Narayan
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002397:Catfishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry