Ituglanis inusitatus

Ferrer & Donin, 2017
Ituglanis inusitatus, holotype
inusitatus (lat.) - unusual, rare
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Ituglanis
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
70.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
20 - 21 °C
pH
5.0 - 5.8
Conductivity
23 - 23 µS/cm
arroio São João near Alegrete, unnamed creek to río Butuí, rio Ibicuí

Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil

rio Ibicuí ⇒ rio Uruguai = río Uruguay → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -29.781,-55.416 ]
Map to Ituglanis inusitatus
High above sea level
~92 m
Flow
normal
Substrate
sand
In water
foliage, branches
 
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
III / i - ii / (5 -) 6 rays
slightly convex
III / i - ii / (6 -) 7 rays
slightly convex
6 soft rays
short filament 
i / 4 rays
 
Ituglanis - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Hisonotus charrua
Pseudohemiodon laticeps
Rineloricaria stellata
Bryconamericus iheringii
Bunocephalus doriae
Crenicichla lepidota
Eigenmannia trilineata
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
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: Ituglanis inusitatus, holotype
Pic. 3: Ituglanis inusitatus, holotype, UFRGS 21829, 62.2 mm SL; arroio São João, Alegrete, rio Ibicuí basin, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
Many thanks to
for the pictures
J. Ferrer & L.M. Donin (CC BY 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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