Metadata

Pygidianops amphioxus

de Pinna and Kirovsky 2011

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILYSUB-FAMILY
SiluriformesLoricarioideiTrichomycteridaeGlanapteryginae

Synonyms

None.

Country

Brazil

Types

Holotype. INPA 34661, 25.7 mm SL, female

Paratypes:

INPA 12427, 4 ex (1 male, 3 females), 23.3-24.8 mm SL (3, 23.3-24.8 mm SL)

INPA 16556, 2 ex (1 female, 1 sex indeterminate), 20.1-27.8 mm SL,

MZUSP 86951, 14 ex (8 males, 6 females), 20.2-28.7 mm SL, Amazonas, rio Preto da Eva, igarapé Sucuriju (trib. to rio Preto da Eva)

MZUSP 87676, 21 ex (2 c&s, 10 males, 11 females), 23.3-30.4 mm SL (8, 24.0-30.4 mm SL), Amazonas, rio Preto da Eva, igarapé Sucuriju, next to Bom Jesus farm, at km 13 of Ramal Francisca Mendes, 2º45’15.8”S 59º37’29.6”W

MZUSP 105878, 6 ex (all males), 24.2-25.8 mm SL, Amazonas, Manaus, igarapé at Recanto do Chupisco, at side road leaving at km 36 of road Manaus-rio Preto da Eva, 2º49’48.7”S 59º58’11.2”W, 09

MZUSP 105879, 3 ex (1 male, 1 female, 1 sex indeterminate), 17.7-25.9 mm SL

MZUSP 105880, 6 ex (2 c&s, 2 males, 3 females, 1 mutilated), 22.0-26.5 mm SL (3, 22.0-26.5 mm SL)

Distribution

Type locality: Reserva Adolfo Ducke, igarapé do Acará, tributary to rio Tarumã, itself tributary to rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil (03°08’S 60°02’W).

Known also from: Amazonas, rio Preto da Eva, igarapé Sucuriju, next to Bom Jesus farm, at km 13 of Ramal Francisca Mendes (2º45’15.8”S 59º37’29.6”W) and Amazonas, Manaus, igarapé at Recanto do Chupisco, at side road leaving at km 36 of road Manaus-rio Preto da Eva (2º49’48.7”S 59º58’11.2”W)

Conservation Status

[NE]

Internet Resources

Genbank 16S (Ferandez et al. 2021)

Genbank ND4 (Ferandez et al. 2021)

Genbank COI (Ferandez et al. 2021)

Genbank MYH6 (Ferandez et al. 2021)

Genbank RAG2 (Ferandez et al. 2021)

Key References

Baskin, J.N., de Pinna, M.C.C., Provenzano, F. and Schaefer, S.A. Journal Article 2004 Anatomical features of Neotropical glanapterygine catfishes from the interstitial sand environment of the Amazon-Orinoco system
Schaefer, S.A., Provenzano, F., de Pinna, M.C.C. and Baskin, J.N. Journal Article 2005 New and noteworthy Venezuelen glanapterygine catfishes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), with a discusssion of their biogeography and psammophily
Adriaens, D., Baskin, J.N. and Coppens, H. Book Section 2010 Evolutionary morphology of trichomycterid catfishes: about hanging on and digging in
de Pinna, M.C.C. and Kirovsky, A.L. Journal Article 2011 A new species od sand-dwelling catfish, with a phylogenetic diagnosis of Pygidianops Myers (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae)
Fernandez, L. Book Section 2018 Family Trichomycteridae - Pencil catfishes, Torrent catfishes, and Parasitic catfishes (candirus)
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