Glanapteryx is a genus of catfishes native to South America.

Glanapteryx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Glanapteryginae
Genus: Glanapteryx
Myers, 1927
Type species
Glanapteryx anguilla
Myers, 1927

Taxonomy

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Glanapteryx is a monophyletic genus. Glanapteryx has been proposed as the sister group to a clade composed of Pygidianops and Typhlobelus, with Listrura the sister group to those three.[1]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

Distribution and habitat

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G. anguilla originates from the Negro and Orinoco River basins of Brazil and Venezuela, growing to a length of about 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[3] G. niobium reaches about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).[4] These species lack an anal fin.[1]

Glanapteryx anguilla has been found in small forest streams with sandy substrate covered by leaf litter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Schaefer, Scott A.; Provenzano, Francisco; de Pinna, Mario; Baskin, Jonathan N. (November 29, 2005). "New and Noteworthy Venezuelan Glanapterygine Catfishes (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with Discussion of Their Biogeography and Psammophily" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3496): 1–27. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2005)496[0001:NANVGC]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 19506818.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Glanapteryx". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glanapteryx anguilla". FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glanapteryx niobium". FishBase. July 2007 version.