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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae Pencil or parasitic catfishes
Subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Ituglanis

(See list of species below)


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24 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Ituglanis agreste
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Photo by Brosse, S.

South America
Max. Length 7.5 cm NG
Ituglanis amazonicus (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Brosse, S.
 
Ituglanis amazonicus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Ituglanis apteryx
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Ituglanis australis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Ituglanis bambui
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Ituglanis boitata
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
 
Ituglanis cahyensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Ituglanis eichorniarum
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Ituglanis epikarsticus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7.9 cm NG
 
Ituglanis gracilior
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.7 cm NG
 
Ituglanis guayaberensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Ituglanis herberti
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No picture found
South America, Brazil.
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Ituglanis ina
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Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 8.9 cm NG
Ituglanis laticeps (Kner, 1863)

Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Ituglanis laticeps
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Ituglanis macunaima
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Ituglanis mambai
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Photo by Greco, F.M.

South America
Max. Length 7.8 cm NG
Ituglanis metae (Eigenmann, 1917)

Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Ituglanis metae
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Photo by Brosse, S.

South America

Ituglanis nebulosus de Pinna & Keith, 2003

Photo by Brosse, S.
 
Ituglanis nebulosus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Ituglanis paraguassuensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.1 cm NG
 
Ituglanis parahybae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 17 cm NG
 
Ituglanis parkoi
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Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Ituglanis passensis Fernández & Bichuette, 2002

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Ituglanis passensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.7 cm NG
 
Ituglanis proops
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Ituglanis ramiroi
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24 Species of Family Trichomycteridae with Genus Ituglanis
(Pencil or parasitic catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2013 Ituglanis agreste South America 4.4 SL
1882 Ituglanis amazonicus South America 7.5 NG
2014 Ituglanis apteryx South America 6.7 SL
2014 Ituglanis australis South America 7.6 SL
2004 Ituglanis bambui South America 4.6 SL
2015 Ituglanis boitata South America 12.3 SL
2006 Ituglanis cahyensis South America 4.9 SL
1912 Ituglanis eichorniarum South America 5.7 SL
2004 Ituglanis epikarsticus South America 3.4 SL
1912 Ituglanis gracilior South America 7.9 NG
1960 Ituglanis guayaberensis South America 5.7 NG
1940 Ituglanis herberti South America 16 SL
2012 Ituglanis ina South America, Brazil. 6.2 SL
1863 Ituglanis laticeps South America 8.9 NG
2005 Ituglanis macunaima South America 3.2 SL
2008 Ituglanis mambai South America 6.8 SL
1917 Ituglanis metae South America 7.8 NG
2003 Ituglanis nebulosus South America
2007 Ituglanis paraguassuensis South America 4.2 SL
1918 Ituglanis parahybae South America 5.1 NG
1944 Ituglanis parkoi South America 17 NG
2002 Ituglanis passensis South America 7 SL
1908 Ituglanis proops South America 8.7 NG
2004 Ituglanis ramiroi South America 3.1 SL



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