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| Scientific Name | Ituglanis proops (Miranda Ribeiro, 1908) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Ribeira, Iguapé, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygidium proops, Trichomycterus proops |
| Etymology | Greek, itys, ityos = circle + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Ribeira de Iguape River basin in Brazil. Sao Paulo State Rivers, Ribeira de Iguape (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 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Kosmos, Rio de Janeiro [Rev. Art. Sci. Litt.] v. 5 (no. 2) (for 1907), pp [3], Fig. 4. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up I. proops on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.303.6868 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:28 (species record created: 2017 Jan 30 20:59) |