Ituglanis Explained

Ituglanis is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Trichomycteridae native to South America. Their greatest diversity seems to occur in the Amazon River basin.[1] Most species inhabit leaf litter, with several species living in caves.[1]

This genus was first erected for nine species previously classified in Trichomycterus.[2] Ituglanis is believed to be a monophyletic group.[2] There may be two monophyletic groups within this genus.[1] Ituglanis is currently considered a member of the subfamily Trichomycterinae though its position as a member of any of the current subfamilies has been questioned.[3] Instead, it has been suggested to be the sister group of a large clade composed of the Glanapteryginae, Sarcoglanidinae, Stegophilinae, Tridentinae and Vandelliinae.[1]

Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus:

Notes and References

  1. Datovo, A. & Landim, M.I. (2005): Ituglanis macunaima, a new catfish from the rio Araguaia basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 3 (4): 455–464.
  2. Sarmento-Soares, L.M., Martins-Pinheiro, R.F., Aranda, A.T. & Chamon, C.C. (2006): Ituglanis cahyensis, a new catfish from Bahia, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 4 (3): 309-318.
  3. Campos-Paiva, R.M. & Costa, W.J.E.M. (2007): Ituglanis paraguassuensis sp. n. (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae): a new catfish from the rio Paraguaçu, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 1471: 53-59.
  4. Lima, S.M.Q., Neves, C.P. & Campos-Paiva, R.M. (2013): Ituglanis agreste, a new catfish from the rio de Contas basin, northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (3): 513-524.
  5. Datovo, A. (2014): A new species of Ituglanis from the Rio Xingu basin, Brazil, and the evolution of pelvic fin loss in trichomycterid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Zootaxa, 3790 (3): 466–476.
  6. Datovo, A. & Pinna, M.C.C.d. (2014): A new species of Ituglanis representing the southernmost record of the genus, with comments on phylogenetic relationships (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (2): 314–327.
  7. Ferrer, J., Donin, L.M. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): A new species of Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann, 1993 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) endemic to the Tramandaí–Mampituba ecoregion, southern Brazil. Zootaxa, 4020 (2): 375-389.
  8. Rizzato, P.P. & Bichuette, M.E. (2015): Ituglanis boticario, a new troglomorphic catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Mambaí karst area, central Brazil. Zoologia, 31 (6): 577–598.
  9. Koerber, S. & Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. (2014): Correction of the spelling of Trichomycterus eichhorniarum Miranda Ribeiro, 1912 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Zootaxa, 3852 (5): 599-599.
  10. Datovo, A., Aquino, P.d.P.U.d. & Langeani, F.(2016): A new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Tocantins and Paranaíba river basins, central Brazil, with remarks on the systematics of the genus. Zootaxa, 4171 (3): 439–458.
  11. Wosiacki, W.B., Dutra, G.M. & Mendonça, M.B. (2012): Description of a new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Serra dos Carajás, rio Tocantins basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 547-554.

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