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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Ituglanis apteryx Datovo, 2014 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Pará State, Altamira Municipality; Rio Amazonas drainage, Rio Xingú basin, Rio Iriri sub-basin, Rio Curuá,, cofferdam formed during the building of the Buriti Hydroelectric Dam (PCH), 8°46'09"S, 54°57'02"W, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Greek, itys, ityos = circle + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri, Curuá (Iriri) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 3790 (no. 3), pp 467, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.303.7644 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Jul 20 12:49 (species record created: 2020 Jun 12 21:23) |