Metadata

Ammoglanis diaphanus

Costa 1994

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILYSUB-FAMILY
SiluriformesLoricarioideiTrichomycteridaeSarcoglanidinae

Synonyms

None.

Country

Brazil

Types

Holotype: MNRJ 12442.

Paratypes: MNRJ 12443 (1), MZUSP 45766 (1), UFRJ 1423 (2), UFRJ 1424 (1), UFRJ 1425 (1).

Distribution

Stream tributary to Rio Javaés, Rio Araguaia basin, about 40 kilometers north of Araguaçú, Tocantin State, Brazil (12°24'S, 49°58'W).

Habitat

Interstitial (psammophilic).

Conservation Status

[NE]

Museum Holdings

As above only

Key References

Costa, W.J.E.M. Journal Article 1994 A new genus and species of Sarcoglanidinae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Araguaia basin, central Brazil, with notes on subfamilial phylogeny
de Pinna, M.C.C. and Winemiller, K.O. Journal Article 2000 A new species of Ammoglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Venezuela
Mattos, J.L.O., Costa W.J.E.M. and Gama, C. de S. Journal Article 2008 A new minature species of Ammoglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Amazon
Adriaens, D., Baskin, J.N. and Coppens, H. Book Section 2010 Evolutionary morphology of trichomycterid catfishes: about hanging on and digging in
Costa, W.J.E.M., Mattos, J.L.O. and Santos, A.C.A. Journal Article 2019 Ammoglanis multidentatus, a new miniature sanddwelling sarcoglanidine catfish with unique osteological features from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
Henschel, E., Lujan, N.K. and Baskin, J.N. Journal Article 2020 Ammoglanis natgeorum, a new miniature pencil catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the lower Atabapo River, Amazonas, Venezuela
Henschel, E., Bragança, P.H.N., Rangel-Pereira, F. and Costa, W.J.E.M. Journal Article 2020 A new psammophilic species of the catfish genus Ammoglanis (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) from the Amazon River basin, northern Brazil