Gladioglanis Anacanthus
📖 Overview
Found in flooded forest on the border of the lake, in a shallow (up to 0.5 m) marginal area on a deep mat of leaf litter as substrate. Also collected on leaf litter along the shore of the lake .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Differs from all other species of the genus Gladioglanis by the following characters: absence of dorsal-fin spine and spinelet absent; first dorsal-fin ray (homologous to spine) flexible, unbranched, followed by five branched dorsal-fin rays; pectoral-fin spine 5.8-6.1% of SL; pectoral spine with 5 dentations on anterior side and 4 on posterior; anal fin with 22-25 rays; round profile of the head in dorsal view; first pterygiophore of dorsal fin in contact with neural spine of eighth vertebra; both caudal-fin lobes with 13 rays; and total vertebrae 60 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gladioglanis Anacanthus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m . Tropical South America: known only from the type locality, Lago do Mamão, rio Aripuanã basin in Amazonas, Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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