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Glanapteryx

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Glanapteryx is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Glanapteryginae, the miniature pencil catfishes. These fishes are found in South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyTrichomycteridae
Habitatfreshwater
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Specimen records
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Family
Trichomycteridae
Collections
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
Recorded in
Brasil

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  • Distribution and habitat
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Glanapteryx is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Glanapteryginae, the miniature pencil catfishes. These fishes are found in 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.

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