Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Ituglanis: Greek, itys, ityos = circle + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335); jussariensis: Name 'jussariensis' from the type locality of the species, Jussari Municipality.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138101)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vilardo, P.J., A.M. Katz and W.J.E.M. Costa, 2025. New insights into Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)diversity in Bahia State, eastern Brazil: Description of a newspecies and conservation status reappraisal. J. Fish Biol. 2025. (Ref. 138101)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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