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Ammoglanis amapaensis Mattos, Costa & Gama, 2008 |
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Mark Henry Sabaj (1) |
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Description: Ammoglanis amapaensis is a very small species and is described from three drainages of the Brazilian Amazon: Jari, Amapari and Araguari. It is distimguished from other congeners by having nostril barbel long, reaching the posterior margin of the eye, cranial fontanel absent, and the anterior portion of the palatine with a small ossification. It seems to be mostly related to A. pulex, with which it shares a scythe-shaped lachrymal with an anterior facet and a short ventro-latterly directed process in the palatine. Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 4; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. This species is distinguished by having a slender and long quadrate with greatest depth about 30% of the length of its main axis; compared to its congeners, it has a long nostril barbel, reaching the posterior margin of the eyes (vs. reaching anterior margin), no cranial fontanel (vs. present), anterior part of palatine with small ossification (vs. none). |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Trichomycteridae |
Distribution: |
South America: Drainages of the Brazilian Amazon: Jari, Amapari and Araguari. |
Size: |
2.0cm. (¾ins) |
Temp: |
25 -28°c (77-83°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2019 ). |
Family: Trichomycteridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
Ammoglanis amapaensisFrom the Oyapock |
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