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  • Ituglanis passensis
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Scientific NameItuglanis passensis    Fernández & Bichuette, 2002
Common Name
Type LocalitySubterranean stream in the Tocantins drainage, 13°36'S, 46°23'W, Passa Três cave, São Domingos, Goiás 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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Size63mm or 2.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Passa Três cave (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Vulnerable
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Other ParametersOccurs in small riffles with slow current 15-20 cm deep on average.
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BreedingUnreported in the aquarium.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceIchthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 3), pp 274, Fig. 1.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)