Ituglanis
amazonicus
(Steindachner, 1882)
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Family:
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Trichomycteridae
(Pencil or parasitic catfishes)
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Order:
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Siluriformes
(catfish)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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6.0 cm (male/unsexed; Ref. 39970) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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South America: Amazon River basin.
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Biology: |
Lives mainly in little forest creeks with notable current and a sandy-rocky substrate. It is not known whether it feeds on flesh or blood of living animals or it lives on carrion. Opercle hooks enable it to cling to and to dig little tunnels into its prey's flesh (Ref. 35381).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Pinna, Mário de
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