Description

Orbital rim not free. Eyes small, about 15 times in HL. Caudal fin round-truncate. Barbels extending beyond posterior margin of pectoral fin. Outer row premaxillary and dentary teeth not overlapping distally; dentary teeth extending to base of coronoid process; dentary teeth perpendicular to dentary bone. Lower lip continuous (Ref. 45131).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Trichomycteridae

Genus: Glaphyropoma

Species: Glaphyropoma rodriguesi de Pinna, 1992

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic