PlanetCatfish.com - Ammoglanis nheengatu (Trichomycteridae) Cat-eLog

Habitat: igarapé Branco, rio Aruri Grande
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Ammoglanis nheengatu** Canto, Hercos & Ribeiro, 2022
Common Name
Type Locality	Igarapé Branco, tributary to Aruri Grande, rio Jamanxim drainage, rio Tapajós basin, Itaituba Municipality, Pará State, Brazil, 05°24'9.07"S, 55°52'59.01"W.
Species Information
Identification	Ammoglanis is a genus of diminutive slender trichomycterids. Its original description identified three unique traits for the genus: 1) slender quadrate, its maximum depth about 30% of length of its main axis; 2) expanded anterior tip of interopercle; and 3) premaxilla located posterior to mesethmoid cornu.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Middle Tapajós, Jamanxim (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 2): e210122, pp 3, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2022 Jun 30 21:09)