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Cruciglanis pacifici Ortega-Lara, Lehmann & A., 2006

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Type locality, Dagua River basin, IMCN 2359 (holotype of Cruciglanis pacifici, 9.55 cm SL). Known from San Cipriano River, Dagua River basin; Anchicayá, Aguaclara and Danubio Rivers, Anchicayá River basin, western slope of the Pacific versant, Valle del Cauca Department (Ref. 57850).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ortega-Lara, A. and P. Lehmann A., 2006
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes)
Etymology: Cruciglanis: Name from the Latin 'crucis' meaning cross and 'glanis' for catfish, referring to the crucifix shape of the second basibranchial in the branchial arch.;  pacifici: Name refers to its endemic distribution in the coastal rivers draining the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia; noun in apposition...

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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