Výskyt
Jižní Asie — tok řeky Chakpi, povodí Chindwin-Irrawaddy, Manipur, Indie.
Typová lokalita
Chakpi River near Chakpikarong, headwaters of Chindwin drainage, Chandel District, Manipur, India, approximately 24°11'N, 93°54'E.
Etymologie
Druh pojmenován na počest indického ichtyologa Waikhoma Vishwanatha (nar. 1954) z Manipur University (Canchipur, Indie).
Původní popis
Shangningam, B. & Kosygin, L. 2022. A new catfish of the genus Glyptothorax (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Chindwin drainage, northeast India. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 3): IEF-1185: 257-265.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.
Scharpf, C. 2025. The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. World Wide Web.