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Vilardo et al 2025 (5)

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5. Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval. Ituglanis jussariensis, a new species of trichomycterid catfish, is described; endemic to the Ribeirão São Roque, a stream tributary of Rio Piabanha, an affluent of Rio Colônia basin, Bahia State, Brazil. The authors in this study also reassess the conservation status of the species of Ituglanis from Bahia State, proposing conservation status updates for three of the four previously described species based on recent field data and habitat assessments. (Vilardo et al. 2025). Aquarium Care: Even although this species is termed, along with other members of this family, as parasitic catfishes it is well behaved in the aquarium but is seldom seen until feeding time. Provide caves/pipes for this species. Etymology: The specific name jussariensis refers to Jussari Municipality, where the new species was discovered and collected.

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Trichomycteridae

South America: Ribeirão São Roque, a stream tributary of Rio Piabanha, an affluent of Rio Colônia basin, Bahia State, Brazil.

4.5cm. (1¾ins)

25-28°c (77-83°f.)

6.0-7.0.

Fish in the News 2025.
Vilardo, P. J., Katz, A. M., & Costa, W. J. E. M. (2025). New insights into Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) diversity in Bahia State, eastern Brazil: Description of a new species and conservation status reappraisal. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–11.