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Ituglanis epikarsticus Bichuette & Trajano, 2004

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano, 2004
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from a single set of rimstone dams in São Mateus Cave, central Brazil (Ref. 55401).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano, 2004
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Ituglanis: Greek, itys, ityos = circle + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335);  epikarsticus: The specific name makes reference to the type of aquifer where the species occurs..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; ? - 25°C (Ref. 55401)

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