according to the origin Mambaí (Karstregion)
Synonyms
unknown
endangered
Length (total)
approx. 8 cm
Standard length (documented)
68.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
23 - 24 °C
pH
7.9 - 7.9
Conductivity
141 - 141 µS/cm
Oxygen
7.4 - 7.4 mg/L
Habitat river width
< 1.50 m
Locality
in a cave, in pools, under stones
Flow
small
Substrate
gravel, sand, mud, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
i / 4 rays
7 + 6 soft rays
ii / 7 rays
7 soft rays
short filament 
i / 4 rays
7 + 6 soft rays
ii / 7 rays
7 soft rays
short filament 
i / 4 rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Bichuette, M.E. & Trajano, E., 2008 "Ituglanis mambai, a new subterranean catfish from a karst area of central Brazil, rio Tocantins basin (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 6 No. 1)
- Datovo, A., 2014 "A new species of Ituglanis from the Rio Xingu Basin, Brazil, and the evolution of pelvic fin loss in trichomycterid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 3790 No. 3, P. 467)
- Rizzato, P.P. & Bichuette, M.E., 2014 "Ituglanis boticario, a new troglomorphic catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Mambaí karst area, central Brazil" (Zoologia, Vol. 31 No. 6, P. 577)
- Ferrer, J.; Donin, L.M. & Malabarba, L.R., 2015 "A new species of Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann, 1993 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) endemic to the Tramandaí-Mampituba ecoregion, southern Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4020 No. 2, P. 386)
- Datovo, A.; Aquino, P.P.U. & Langeani, F., 2016 "A new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Tocantins and Paranaíba river basins, central Brazil, with remarks on the systematics of the genus" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4171 No 3, P. 440)
- Datovo, A.; Aquino, P.P.U. & Langeani, F., 2016 "A new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Tocantins and Paranaíba river basins, central Brazil, with remarks on the systematics of the genus" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4171 No 3, P. 8)
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, 2018 "Peixes" (Livro Vermelho da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada de Extinção, Vol. 6, P. 259)
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