| Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Copionodontinae |
| 5.82 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 4.1; depth range 0 - 0 m |
| South America: Brazil, State of Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, Município de Andaraí, Povoado de Igatu, Gruna dos Torras, rio Paraguaçu drainage |
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Distinguished from all other copionodontine catfishes by the presence of opercular odontodes. Further distinguished from its only congener, G. rodriguesi, by the reduction of dark integumentary pigmentation. |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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