Glaphyropoma spinosum
| Glaphyropoma spinosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Glaphyropoma |
| Species: | G. spinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Glaphyropoma spinosum Bichuette, de Pinna & Trajano, 2008
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Glaphyropoma spinosum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Copionodontinae, the Chapada pencil catfishes. this species is found in the underground waters of sandstone caves in the regions of Chapada Diamantina, Município de Andaraí, Povoado de Igatu, Gruna dos Torras, Rio Paraguaçu in Bahia, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 5.8 cm (2.3 in).[2][3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Glaphyropoma spinosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021 e.T187136A1823659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187136A1823659.pt. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ Bichuette, M.E.; M.C.C. de Pinna; E. Trajano (2008). "A new species of Glaphyropoma: the first subterranean copionodontine catfish and the first occurrence of opercular odontodes in the subfamily (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6 (3): 301–306. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300002.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glaphyropoma spinosum". FishBase. February 2015 version.