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Ituglanis ramiroi Bichuette & Trajano, 2004

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found only in a pool formed by infiltration of water in the São Bernardo Cave in central Brazil (Ref. 55401).
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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);  ramiroi: The specific name honors Ramiro Hilario dos Santos, local inhabitant and guide in Terra Ronca State Park, who discovered this species and an enthusiastic supporter of the protection of caves in the area..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.5; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 55401).   Tropical; ? - 23°C (Ref. 55401)

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