PlanetCatfish.com - Cruciglanis pacifici (Pseudopimelodidae) Cat-eLog

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Barbacoas Nariño, Colombia
Barbacoas Nariño, Colombia

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Cruciglanis pacifici** Ortega-Lara & Lehmann A., 2006
Common Name
Type Locality	Near Buenaventura city, San Cipriano River where it crosses San Cipriano village, confluence of La Sardina stream, about 500 m before confluence with Dagua River, Dagua River basin, 3°50.543'N, 76°54.068'W, Valle del Cauca Dept., Colombia, elevation 85 m.
Etymology	Cruciglanis, from the Latin crucis, cross; and glanis, meaning catfish, in allusion to the crucifix shape of the second basibranchial in the branchial arch. Gender: Masculine. The specific name is treated as a noun in apposition, in allusion to the endemic distribution of this species in the coastal rivers draining the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia.
Species Information
Size	112mm or 4.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Cruciglanis is distinguished from all other pseudopimelodid genera by the following characters: Caudal fin emarginated with rounded edges and ventral lobe larger than the dorsal one; caudal fin with a dark spot at its base and fused with the peduncular spot, covering the anterior three quarters of its length, and distal rim totally hyaline; subdorsal and the subadipose spots are joined forming an oval-shaped clear spot; the second basibranchial ossified, cross-shaped with lateral processes; ectopterygoid bone with the shape of an inverted comma, its distal end narrow and directed medially towards the endopterygoid (=mesopterygoid); anterior fontanel elongated, reaching posteriorly to the level of the infraorbital sensory canal opening of the sphenotic bone.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Colombia. Colombia Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	The stomach contents of wild-caught specimens in the Aguaclara River showed immature aquatic insects belonging to Trichoptera, Diptera, Ephemeroptera and Odonata, and terrestrial insects of the orders Hymenoptera and Coleoptera. User data.
Furniture	This species is found in undisturbed clear and shallow rivers in strong current and on gravel to small stone substrates (riffles or runs).
Compatibility	Cruciglanis pacifici generally shares its microhabitat with other species of fishes like Gobiesox sp., Chaetostoma marginatum, Cordilancistrus daguae, Astroblepus trifasciatus, Trichomycterus taenia;as well as shrimps (Atya).
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 4 (no. 2), pp 150, Figs. 1-2, 3a, 4a, 5a.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:23 (species record created: 2006 Dec 26 11:18)