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Close-up of caudal area
Dorsal fin
Close-up of head

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Scientific Name	**Gladioglanis anacanthus** Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Common Name
Type Locality	Nova Aripuanã, rio Aripuanã, lake on Mamão Island, 6°08'48''S, 60°11'50''W, Amazonas, Brazil.
Etymology	The specific name anacanthus is derived from the Latin an (absence) and canthus (spine) in allusion to the absence of its dorsal-fin spine.
Species Information
Size	26mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: known only from the type locality, Lago do Mamão, rio Aripuanã basin in Amazonas, Brazil. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Aripuanã (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 434, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 28 16:41 (species record created: 2008 Dec 28 08:31)