Ituglanis
ramiroi
Bichuette & Trajano, 2004
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Family:
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Trichomycteridae
(Pencil or parasitic catfishes)
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Google Image (not verified) ccfishery.net
May show another species!
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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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3.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55401) |
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Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; pH range: 6.8 – 7.5; depth range 0 – ? m
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Climate: |
tropical; 23.1000003814697°C |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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South America: pool formed by infiltration of water in the São Bernardo Cave in Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Biology: |
Occurs in a side pool five meters above the main stream level, formed by water percolating from the rock. A solitary species, swimming on the bottom and displaying rare events of surface swimming (Ref. 55401). Exhibits weak cryptobiotic habits, sometimes hiding under boulders, but not burying in the silt (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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