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| Scientific Name | Mastiglanis asopos Bockmann, 1994 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Igarapé Saracazinho, tributary of Rio Trombetas, near Porto Trombetas, Pará State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. From the Greek, hepta, meaning seven and pteron meaning fin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 66mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Guamá, Capim (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Preto da Eva (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 107 (no. 4), pp 762, Fig. 1. |
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| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.30.272.1091 | |
| Last Update | Mon Dec 08, 2025 3:13 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |