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Ituglanis

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Ituglanis
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Ituglanis is a genus of small freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. These catfishes are found in South America. Their greatest diversity seems to occur in the Amazon River basin.[2] Most species inhabit leaf litter, with several species living in caves.[2]

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This genus was first erected for nine species previously classified in Trichomycterus.[3] Ituglanis is believed to be a monophyletic group.[3] There may be two monophyletic groups within this genus.[2] 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.[4][5] Instead, it has been suggested to be the sister group of a large clade composed of the Glanapteryginae, Sarcoglanidinae, Stegophilinae, Tridentinae and Vandelliinae.[2]

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There are currently over thirty recognized species in this genus:[6]

  • Ituglanis agreste S. Lima, C. P. Neves & Campos-Paiva, 2013[7]
  • Ituglanis amazonicus (Steindachner, 1882)
  • Ituglanis amphipotamus Mendonça, Oyakawa & Wosiacki, 2018
  • Ituglanis apteryx Datovo, 2014[8]
  • Ituglanis australis Datovo & de Pinna, 2014[9]
  • Ituglanis bambui Bichuette & Trajano, 2004
  • Ituglanis boitata Ferrer, Donin & L. R. Malabarba, 2015[10]
  • Ituglanis boticario Rizzato & Bichuette, 2015[11]
  • Ituglanis cahyensis Sarmento-Soares, Martins-Pinheiro, Aranda & Chamon, 2006
  • Ituglanis compactus Castro & Wosiacki, 2017
  • Ituglanis crispim Donin, de Pinna, Severi & Ramos, 2023[12]
  • Ituglanis eichhorniarum (A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1912)[13]
  • Ituglanis epikarsticus Bichuette & Trajano, 2004
  • Ituglanis goya Datovo, Aquino & Langeani, 2016[14]
  • Ituglanis gracilior (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
  • Ituglanis guayaberensis (Dahl, 1960)
  • Ituglanis herberti (P. Miranda Ribeiro, 1940)
  • Ituglanis ina Wosiacki, Dutra & Mendonça, 2012[15]
  • Ituglanis inusitatus Ferrer & Donin, 2017
  • Ituglanis jussariensis Vilardo, Katz & W. Costa, 2024
  • Ituglanis laticeps (Kner, 1863)
  • Ituglanis macunaima Datovo & Landim, 2005
  • Ituglanis mambai Bichuette & Trajano, 2008
  • Ituglanis metae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1917)
  • Ituglanis nebulosus de Pinna & Keith, 2003
  • Ituglanis paraguassuensis Campos-Paiva & W. Costa, 2007
  • Ituglanis parahybae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1918)
  • Ituglanis parkoi (P. Miranda Ribeiro, 1944)
  • Ituglanis passensis L. A. Fernández & Bichuette, 2002
  • Ituglanis payaya (Sarmento-Soares, Zanata & Martins-Pinheiro, 2011)
  • Ituglanis proops (A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1908)
  • Ituglanis ramiroi Bichuette & Trajano, 2004
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