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| Scientific Name | Ammoglanis obliquus Henschel, Bragança, Rangel-Pereira & Costa, 2020 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sandbank at small stream, Preto da Eva River drainage, Amazon River basin, Rio Preto da Eva municipality, Amazonas State, Brazil, 02°46'27"S, 59°38'58"W, elevation about 20 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 | Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Preto da Eva (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 | Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 96 (no. 1), pp 68, Figs. 1-5. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:31 (species record created: 2020 Feb 20 07:33) |