Ituglanis
epikarsticus
Bichuette & Trajano, 2004
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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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Max. size:
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3.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55401) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical; 24.7999992370605°C |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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South America: single set of rimstone dams in São Mateus Cave in Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Biology: |
Occurs in pools in a set of rimstone dams (wall-shaped barriers of calcite, aragonite or other chemical deposits that impound water pools), 10-30 cm deep and with rocky bottom (Ref. 55401). A solitary species, swimming on the bottom, along the walls and sometimes at the surface of the pools (Ref. 55401).
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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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