Ituglanis amphipotamus

Mendonça, Oyakawa & Wosiacki, 2018
 
amphi (gr.) double, on both sides; potamus (gr.) - river; because of the presence in neighboring river basins
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Ituglanis
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  9 cm
Standard length (documented)
70.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
rio Ipiranga near Sete Barras, ribeirão Itaquaxiara, rio Jacupiranga, unnamed creek to ➀ rio Juquiá, ribeirão Palhau, rio Preto, rio do Quilombo, unnamed creek to ➀ rio Pinheiros

São Paulo

Brazil

rio Embu-mirim → rio Guarapiranga → rio Pinheiros ⇒ rio Tietê → río Paraná → río de la Plata || rio Ipiranga ⇒ rio Juquiá ➙ rio Ribeira de Iguape ⇒⇒ Atlantic SE

[ -24.205,-47.898 ]
Map to Ituglanis amphipotamus
High above sea level
~40 m
Habitat river width
< 20.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.00 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, rocks
 
Ituglanis - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Ituglanis - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
i - ii / (4 -) 5 (- 6) rays
(10 -) 5 + 6-5 soft rays
straight to slightly convex
i - iii / (5 -) 6 (- 7) rays
(4 -) 5 soft rays
i / 4 rays
 
Ituglanis - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Microglanis cottoides
Pseudotothyris obtusa
Rhamdia quelen
Acentronichthys leptos
Astyanax ribeirae
Atlantirivulus santensis
Characidium lanei
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus sp. aff. carapo
Hoplias malabaricus
Mimagoniates microlepis
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
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27.09.2025