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Tremeuchiloglanis anteanalis (Fang, Xu & Cui 1984)

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Zhou Hang (2)

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Description: As with this genera the head is depressed and broad. Etymology: The genus name Tremeuchiloglanis: trëma, hole or opening, referring to larger gill opening compared with Chimarrichthys, Creteuchiloglanis and Pareuchiloglanis; Euchiloglanis (=Chimarrichthys), a generic name used for a group of Glyptosterninae. The specific name anteanalis: ante (L.), before; analis (L.), anal, referring to anterior placement of anal fin, beginning closer to ventral-fin origin than to caudal-fin base. Remarks: Still found on some online searhes as Pareuchiloglanis anteanalis.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pareuchiloglanis anteanalis

Family:

Sisoridae

Distribution:

Asia: Wudu County, Gansu Province, China. Type locality: Wudu County, Gansu Province, China.

Size:

17.5cm. (7ins)

Temp:

18-24°c (64-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Not Evaluated.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
He, S., 1996. The phylogeny of the glyptosternoid fishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes, Sisoridae). Cybium 20(2):115-159.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Tremeuchiloglanis anteanalis

Tremeuchiloglanis anteanalis
Ventral view of mouth structure

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