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Glanapteryx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:	Glanapteryginae
Genus:	Glanapteryx Myers, 1927
Type species
Glanapteryx anguilla Myers, 1927

Glanapteryx is a genus of catfishes native to South America.

Taxonomy

Glanapteryx is a monophyletic genus. Glanapteryx has been proposed as the sister group to a clade composed of Pygidianops and Typhlobelus, with Listrura the sister group to those three.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

• Glanapteryx anguilla Myers, 1927
• Glanapteryx niobium de Pinna, 1998

Distribution and habitat

G. anguilla originates from the Negro and Orinoco River basins of Brazil and Venezuela, growing to a length of about 6.1 centimetres (2.4 in) TL. G. niobium reaches about 5.5 cm (2.2 in). These species lack an anal fin.

Glanapteryx anguilla has been found in small forest streams with sandy substrate covered by leaf litter.

References

1. ^ Schaefer, Scott A.; Provenzano, Francisco; de Pinna, Mario; Baskin, Jonathan N. (November 29, 2005). "New and Noteworthy Venezuelan Glanapterygine Catfishes (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with Discussion of Their Biogeography and Psammophily" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3496): 1–27. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2005)496[0001:NANVGC]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 19506818.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Glanapteryx". FishBase. February 2012 version.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glanapteryx anguilla". FishBase. July 2007 version.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glanapteryx niobium". FishBase. July 2007 version.

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