Metadata

Glaphyropoma spinosum

Bichuette, de Pinna and Trajano 2008

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
SiluriformesLoricarioideiTrichomycteridae

Synonyms

None.

Country

Brazil

Types

Holotype: MZUSP 99742 58.2mm SL. Paratypes: MZUSP 99743 4 specimens 34.9mm – 45.6mm SL.

Distribution

Type locality: Chapada Diamantina, Municipio de Andarai, Provoado de Igatu, Gruna dos Torras, rio Paraguacu drainage, Bahia, Brazil. 12o52’40.4”S, 41o18’43.3”W. This species coexists with the troglobitic Copionodon undescrined species.

Habitat

The cave is developed in quartzite.

Systematics

This species is clearly a member of the trichomycterid subfamily Copionodontinae. There are only two species in the genus, this one and Glaphyropoma rodriguesi de Pinna 1992 (Eschmeyer et al. 2021). Trajano (2021) says that the genus Glaphyropoma is monotypic but this is not correct.

Conservation Status

[NE] [VU B1ab(iii):3.1:2011]

Glaphyropoma spinosum is endemic in Brazil, found in seven caves in the region of Chapada Diamantina, BA. These caves do not form a single system, so they represent seven subpopulations, in an area of occupation of 25km2. Although most of these caves are located inside Chapada Diamantina National Park, there is still illegal artisanal mining activity, which affects the quality of the habitat, by removing the substrate in its microhabitat and altering the water flow. Thus, Glaphyropoma spinosum was categorized as Vulnerable (VU) by criterion B1ab (iii). Although it is almost totally inside a Conservation Unit, it is necessary to restrain the illegal mining activity practiced there.”

Museum Holdings

LBP17359 (Fernandez et al. 2021)

MZUSP 99742 (Silva et al. 2020)

Internet Resources

Genbank 16S (Fernandez et al. 2021)

Genbank COI (Fernandez et al. 2021)

Genbank MYH6 (Fernandez et al. 2021)

Genbank RAG2 (Fernandez et al. 2021)

Key References

de Pinna, M.C.C. Journal Article 1992 A new subfamily of Trichomycteridae (Teleostei, Siluriformes), lower locarioid relationships and a discussion on the impact of additional taxa for phylogenetic analysis
Bichuette, M.E. Journal Article 2004 Population ecology of troglobitic catfishes, genus Ituglanis, from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
Trajano, E., Duarte, L. and Menna-Barreto, L. Journal Article 2005 Locomotor activity rhythms in cave fishes from Chapada Diamantina, northeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes)
Bichuette, M.E., de Pinna, M.C.C. and Trajano, E. Journal Article 2008 A new species of Glaphyropoma: the first subterranean copionodontine catfish and the first occurrence of opercular odontodes in the subfamily (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
Bockmann, F.A. and Castro, R.M.C. Journal Article 2010 The blind catfishes from the caves of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae): description, anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, natural history and biogeography
Rantin, B. and Bichuette, M.E. Journal Article 2013 Phototactic behaviour of suberranean Copionodoninae Pinna 1992 catfishes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Chapada Diamantina, central Bahia, northeastern Brazil
Zanata, A. M. and Primitivo, C. Journal Article 2014 Natural history of Copionodon pecten, an endemic trichomycterid catfish from Chapada Diamantina in northeastern Brazil
Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. Journal Article 2015 Taxonomic distinctness and conservation of a new high biodiversity subterranean area in Brazil
Rantin, B. and Bichuette, M. E. Journal Article 2015 Spontaneous behaviour of basal Copionodontinae cave catfishes from Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
Fernandez, L., Bize, J.A. and Lopez, H.L. Journal Article 2017 Peces subterráneos de Sudamérica
Ochoa, L.E., Roxo, F.F., DoNascimiento, C., Sabaj, M.H., Datovo, A., Alfaro, M. and Oliveira, C. Journal Article 2017 Multilocus analysis of the catfish family Trichomycteridae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) supporting a monophyletic Trichomycterinae
de Pinna, M., Burger, R. and Zanata, A.M. Journal Article 2018 A new species of Copionodon lacking a free orbital rim (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
de Pinna, M., Abrahão, V., Reis, V. and Zanata, A. Journal Article 2018 A new species of Copionodon representing a relictual occurrence of the Copionodontinae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), with a CT-scan imaging survey of key subfamilial features
Rantin, B. and Bichuette, M.E. Journal Article 2019 Territoriality and agonistic behavior of subterranean Copionodontinae catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Brazil
Fernandez, L., Arroyave, J. and Schaefer, S.A. Journal Article 2021 Emerging patterns in phylogenetic studies of trichomycterid catfishes (Teleostei, Siluriformes) and the contribution of Andean diversity
Gallão, J.E., Ribeiro, D.B., Gallo, J.S. and Bichuette, M.E. Journal Article 2023 There and back again—The Igatu hotspot siliciclastic caves: Expanding the data for subterranean fauna in Brazil, Chapada Diamantina region