FB-62233 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62233 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Heterodontiformes Heterodontidae Heterodontus Heterodontus omanensis Baldwin, 2005 2005-09-14 2016-04-25 Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano0 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401) Saks, L.0 Estonian Common Names, Rank 2. Personal communication (Ref. 116654) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-62239 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-09-15 00:00:00 2012-10-17 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62239 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Occurs in a side pool five meters above the main stream level, formed by water percolating from the rock. A solitary species, swimming on the bottom and displaying rare events of surface swimming (Ref. 55401). Exhibits weak cryptobiotic habits, sometimes hiding under boulders, but not burying in the silt (Ref. 55401). Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano 2004 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62239 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-09-15 00:00:00 2005-09-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62239 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Distinguished from its epigean and cave congeners by the combination of the following characters: small size (max. 3.13 cm SL); reduced body pigmentation, with very small chromatophores. Dorsal region of head darker than remaining body parts; small integument fold anterior to dorsal fin and prominent posterior to dorsal fin; eye size intermediate between I. bambui and I. epikarsticus, 3.7-4.7% HL; nine pectoral-fin rays; base of laminar surface of urohyal 1.5 times larger than distal extremity, dorsal process long; posterior process of palatine 3/4 of palatine length, with medial concavity slightly rounded; maxilla straight, without medial-posterior projection; fronto-lachrymal as long as maxilla, posteriorly pointed; opercle with 12-13 odontodes, interopercle with 24-25 odontodes; caudal skeleton with the upper hypural plate trapezoidal and the lower trapezoidal to rectangular, neural spine of preural centrum with acute extremity, dorsal procurrent rays 16 and ventral 12 (Ref. 55401).Description: Dorsal fin with 9 rays ( 3 unbranched, 6 branched); anal fin with 6 rays (2 unbranched, 4 branched); pectoral fin with 9 rays, first ray unbranched and filamentous; pelvic fin with 5 rays, first ray unbranched (Ref. 55401). Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano 2004 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401) FB-Morphology-62239 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-09-15 00:00:00 2005-09-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62239 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analsoft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 36 Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano 2004 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401) FB-Distribution-62239 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-09-15 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62239 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size South America: pool formed by infiltration of water in the São Bernardo Cave in Brazil. Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano 2004 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401) FB-Size-62239 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-09-15 00:00:00 2012-10-17 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62239 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 3.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55401)) Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano 2004 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62239 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-09-15 00:00:00 2012-10-17 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62239 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.8 - 7.5; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 55401) Bichuette, M.E. and E. Trajano 2004 Three new subterranean species of Ituglanis from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):243-256. (Ref. 55401)