Metadata

Ammoglanis pulex

de Pinna and Winemiller 2000

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILYSUB-FAMILY
SiluriformesLoricarioideiTrichomycteridaeSarcoglanidinae

Synonyms

None.

Country

Venezuela

Types

Holotype: MBUCV V-29040.

Paratypes: CAS 98921 (3), MCNG 11172 (6), MCNG 35298 (1), MZUSP 42471 (26), MZUSP 42472 (6).

Distribution

Río Paria Grande at bridge on road between Pto. Ayacucho and Samariapo, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela (5°23'N, 67°37'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., 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
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