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Ammoglanis amapaensis

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Ammoglanis amapaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Ammoglanis
Species:
A. amapaensis
Binomial name
Ammoglanis amapaensis
Mattos, Costa & Gama, 2008

Ammoglanis amapaensis is a species of pencil catfish and is found in the Rio Mapaoni, of the Rio Jari basin, in the Município Serra do Navio, at the Parque Nacional Montanhas do Tumucumaque, with a GPS coordinate of 2°11'39"N, 54°35'16"W, in the Estado do Amapá, Brazil.[1] This species reaches a length of 1.8 cm (0.71 in). [2] [3]

References

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  1. ^ Mattos, J.L.O., W.J.E.M. Costa and C. de S. Gama, 2008. A new miniature species of Ammoglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(2):161-166
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ammoglanis amapaensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ "Ammoglanis amapaensis • Trichomycteridae • Cat-eLog".