Etymology
brachys (gr.) = kurz, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook
Synonyms
Length (total)
6 - 12 cm
Similar Genus
Internet sources
- Eigenmann, C.H., 1912 "The Freshwater Fishes of British Guiana, including a Study of the ecological Grouping of Species, and the Relation of the Fauna of the Plateau to that of the Lowlands" (Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. 5, P. 156)
- Faustino-Fuster, D.R.; Meza-Vargas, V.; Lovejoy, N.R. & Lujan, N.K., 2021 "Multi-locus phylogeny with dense Guiana Shield sampling supports new suprageneric classification of the Neotropical three-barbeled catfishes (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)" (abstract) (Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution)
- Silva, G.S.C.; Roxo, F.F.; Melo, B.F.; Ochoa, L.E.; Bockmann, F.A.; Sabaj, M.H.; Jerep, F.C.; Foresti, F.; Benine, R.C. & Oliveira, C., 2021 "Evolutionary history of Heptapteridae catfishes using ultraconserved elements (Teleostei, Siluriformes)" (abstract) (Zoologica Scripta)
- ACSI
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin

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Brachyglanis frenata
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
Amatuk, Essequibo River-, rio Negro-, rio Urubu-, río Orinoco-Einzug
(Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guainía, Vichada, Arauca, Amazonas (VEN), Bolívar (VEN), Guárico, Anzoátegui, Monagas, Delta Amacuro, Amazonas (BRA), )
Eigenmann, 1912
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
Amatuk, Essequibo River-, rio Negro-, rio Urubu-, río Orinoco-Einzug
(Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guainía, Vichada, Arauca, Amazonas (VEN), Bolívar (VEN), Guárico, Anzoátegui, Monagas, Delta Amacuro, Amazonas (BRA), )
Eigenmann, C.H., 1912 "The Freshwater Fishes of British Guiana, including a Study of the ecological Grouping of Species, and the Relation of the Fauna of the Plateau to that of the Lowlands"
Eigenmann, C.H., 1910 "Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of tropical and south temperate America"
Ibarra, M. & Stewart, D.J., 1987 "Catalogue of type specimens of recent fishes in Field Museum of Natural History"
Eigenmann, C.H., 1910 "Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of tropical and south temperate America"
Ibarra, M. & Stewart, D.J., 1987 "Catalogue of type specimens of recent fishes in Field Museum of Natural History"
12
80
unknown
10
60
unknown
Brachyglanis melas
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana
Warraputa, Mazaruni River bei Crab Falls, Essequibo River-Einzug
(Cuyuni-Mazaruni)
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana
Warraputa, Mazaruni River bei Crab Falls, Essequibo River-Einzug
(Cuyuni-Mazaruni)
6
60
unknown
9
60
unknown
Brachyglanis phalacra
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana
Amatuk Falls, Potaro River, Essequibo-Einzug
(Potaro-Siparuni)
Eigenmann, 1912
Guyana
Amatuk Falls, Potaro River, Essequibo-Einzug
(Potaro-Siparuni)
9
60
unknown
5 entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Eigenmann, Carl H. (PD)
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