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Scientific Name Glanidium melanopterum    Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
Common Name
Type Locality Piquete, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil.
Etymology Glanidium: Diminutive of Greek glanis, meaning catfish, i.e. "small catfish" literally. 
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Size 151mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Piquete, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sao Paulo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Rio de Janeiro State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
Down Further Information
Reference Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10, pp 643 [15].
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 11:53 (species record created: 2018 Sep 09 19:43)