Ammoglanis diaphanus

Ammoglanis diaphanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Ammoglanis
Species:
A. diaphanus
Binomial name
Ammoglanis diaphanus
W. Costa, 1994

Ammoglanis diaphanus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Sarcoglanidinae, the psammmophilic catfishes. This catfish was described from a type locality of a stream which is tributary to the Javaés River, in the Araguaia River basin in Brazil.[2] This species is now known to be found in the Araguaia and Tocantins riversystems in the states of Goias, Matto Grosso and Tocantins.[1] This species reaches a length of 1.9 cm (0.75 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Ammoglanis diaphanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134659263A134659270. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134659263A134659270.pt. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ^ Costa, W.J.E.M. (1994). "A new genus and species of Sarcoglanidinae (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Araguaia Basin, central Brazil, with notes on subfamilial phylogeny". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5 (3): 207–216.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ammoglanis diaphanus". FishBase. February 2015 version.