Glanidium botocudo

Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2013
(a) holotype, MNRJ 32538, male, 93.2 mm SL, rio Mucuri downstream from Santa Clara Dam, Nanuque, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. (b) paratype, MBML 2047,
botoques von Bodokuden, indigenes Volk in Brasilien
 
Family
Auchenipteridae
 
Subfamily
Centromochlinae
 
Tribe
Glanidiini
 
Genus
Glanidium
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
95.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
rio Mucuri downstream Usina Hidrelétrica Santa Clara, rio Guanhães, córrego Joanésia, rio Piranga

Minas Gerais

Brazil

rio Santo Antônio ⇒ rio Doce ⇒ Atlantic SE

[ -17.891,-40.216 ]
Map to Glanidium botocudo
High above sea level
< 150 m
Flow
strong
 
Glanidium - overview of habitats
Water values South America
beetle (Coleoptera), small snails (Gastropoda), insect larvaes
 
Glanidium - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin



Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
present
III / 8 rays
17 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, round
little longer at the top than at the bottom
dark patches
II / 5 rays
5 soft rays
5 soft rays
 
Glanidium - overview of fins
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Pic. 2: (a) holotype, MNRJ 32538, male, 93.2 mm SL, rio Mucuri downstream from Santa Clara Dam, Nanuque, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. (b) paratype, MBML 2047,
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