Hyaloglanis pulex
de Pinna & Winemiller, 2000
(Type species)
pulex (lat.) = flea, because the minute size
Synonyms
Ammoglanis pulex
Length (total)
approx. 3 cm
Standard length (documented)
14.7 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Substrate
sand
Eats plants
not known
unknown
small
possibly rudimentary
iii / 5 rays
5 + 5 soft rays
ii / 6 rays
4 - 5 soft rays
i / (5 -) 4 rays
possibly rudimentary
iii / 5 rays
5 + 5 soft rays
ii / 6 rays
4 - 5 soft rays
i / (5 -) 4 rays
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 272
- de Pinna, M. & Winemiller, K.O., 2000 "A new species of Ammoglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Venezuela" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 11 No.3, P. 257)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 403)
- Mattos, J.L.O. de; Costa, W.J.E.M. & Souza Gama, C. de, 2008 "A new minature species of Ammoglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Amazon" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 19 No. 2, P. 161)
- Mattos, J.L.O. de & Lima, S.M.Q., 2012 "Microcambeva draco, a new species from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 21 No.3, P. 233)
- Reis, R.E.; Albert, J.S.; Di Dario, F.; Mincarone, M.M.; Petry, P. & Rocha, L.A., 2016 "Fish biodiversity and conservation in South America" (Journal of Fish Biology, P. 13)
- Costa, W.J.E.M.; Mattos, J.L.O. & Santos, A.C.A., 2019 "Ammoglanis multidentatus, a new miniature sanddwelling sarcoglanidine catfish with unique osteological features from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) " (Vertebrate Zoology, Vol. 70 No. 1, P. 62)
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