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  • Ituglanis eichhorniarum
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Scientific NameItuglanis eichhorniarum    (Miranda Ribeiro, 1912)
Common Name
Type LocalityCácares, Rio Paraguay, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
Synonym(s)
EtymologyGreek, itys, ityos = circle + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. 
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DistributionSouth America
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceLoricariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae e Trichomycteridae Annexo no. 5, pp 27.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)