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Ammoglanis diaphanus Costa, 1994

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 33. Vertebrae, 33, excluding Weberian complex and compound caudal centrum.

Common Names

  • Hietamatomonni , Finnish , Finland

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Trichomycteridae

    Genus: Ammoglanis

    Species: Ammoglanis diaphanus Costa, 1994

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: stream tributary to Javaés River, Araguaia River basin in Brazil.

    • Biology

    Inhabits shallow, narrow, clear water, moderately swift-flowing stream. Found buried in the sand. Feeds on Diptera larvae and a cladoceran species.

    Habitat

    demersal