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| Scientific Name | Potamoglanis wapixana (Henschel, 2016) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Flooded areas in the Tacutu river drainage, tributary of the Branco river drainage, Amazonas river basin, Município de Bonfim, Estado de Roraima, Brazil, 03°24'07''N, 59°56'23''W, elevation about 110 meters. |
| Synonym(s) | Trichomycterus wapixana |
| Etymology | From the Greek potamo (river; the gods of rivers in the Greek mythology) and glanis (catfish). Gender masculine. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | The genus Potamoglanis is a group of miniaturized Trichomycterinae, diagnosed by the following traits: angle of 35–40° between the main longitudinal axis of the head and the main axis of the autopalatine; thin tubular shape of the second ceratobranchial; presence of six or seven anal-fin rays; eyes dorsally placed on head; opercular and interopercular odontodes patches not juxtaposed; absence of a distal process on the hyomandibula; and presence of a long process on the anterior region of the hyomandibula. Potamoglanis is similar to the Tridentinae genera by the presence of a wide cranial fontanelle; presence of a short ventral process in the opercular bone and by the origin of the dorsal fin placed in a vertical through the anal-fin origin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Found throughout the Amazon river basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima), Upper Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (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 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | In nature, inhabits marginal vegetation of small streams. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Vertebrate Zoology v. 66 (no. 2), pp 118, Figs. 1-3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:33 (species record created: 2016 Sep 29 17:36) |