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Scientific Name	**Ammoglanis natgeorum** Henschel, Lujan & Baskin, 2020
Common Name
Type Locality	East bank of the Atabapo River mouth, base of Guapasucia Stone, adjacent to the town of San Fernando de Atabapo (middle of the Atabapo River channel), Orinoco basin, Amazonas State, Venezuela, 4°1'53.54"N, 67°41'49.34"W, elevation about 80 meters.
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	Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Atabapo (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	Journal of Fish Biology v. 97 (no. 5), pp 3, Figs. 2-3, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2020 Sep 14 07:07)