Arhinoglanis relictus

DoNascimiento, Ortega-Lara, Albornoz-Garzón, Román-Valencia & Lujan, 2026

(Type species)
 
relictum - relic (lat.) - abandoned, due to its isolated geographical location within the Stegophilinae
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Stegophilinae
 
Genus
Arhinoglanis
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
critical endangered
Length (total)
approx.  3 cm
Standard length (documented)
25.5 mm
Temperature
23 - 23 °C
pH
6.5 - 7.5
Oxygen
7.2 - 7.2 mg/L
río Risaralda near La Virginia, río la Vieja

Risaralda, Quindío

Colombia

río Cauca → río Magdalena → Caribic

[ 4.894,-75.887 ]
Map to Arhinoglanis relictus
High above sea level
1025 - 1253 m
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, mud
 
Arhinoglanis - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): Lepidophages
scales
 
Arhinoglanis - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Anal fin
Caudal fin
Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
iii - iv / ii / 5 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
ii - iii / iii / 7 rays
5 soft rays
i / 4 rays
 
Arhinoglanis - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Paravandellia phaneronema
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Astyanax sp.
Creagrutus brevipinnis
Gephyrocharax caucanus
Ichthyoelephas longirostris
Prochilodus magdalenae
Saccodon dariensis
not known
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