Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae Pencil or parasitic catfishes
Subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Genus: Ituglanis

(See list of species below)



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27 species
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Max. Length 4.4 cm SL

 
Ituglanis agreste
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Photo by Brosse, S.

South America
Max. Length 7.5 cm NG
Ituglanis amazonicus (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Brosse, S.
 
Ituglanis amazonicus
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Ituglanis amphipotamus
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Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

 
Ituglanis apteryx
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Max. Length 7.6 cm SL

 
Ituglanis australis
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Max. Length 4.6 cm SL

 
Ituglanis bambui
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Max. Length 12.3 cm SL

 
Ituglanis boitata
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Photo by Sarmento-Soares, L.M.

South America
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Ituglanis cahyensis Sarmento-Soares, Martins-Pinheiro, Aranda & Chamon, 2006

Photo by Photo by Sarmento-Soares, L.M.
 
Ituglanis cahyensis
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Max. Length 2.6 cm SL

 
Ituglanis compactus
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Max. Length 5.7 cm SL

 
Ituglanis eichorniarum
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Max. Length 3.4 cm SL

 
Ituglanis epikarsticus
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Max. Length 9.2 cm SL

 
Ituglanis goya
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Max. Length 7.9 cm NG

 
Ituglanis gracilior
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Max. Length 5.7 cm NG

 
Ituglanis guayaberensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm SL

 
Ituglanis herberti
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Max. Length 6.2 cm SL

 
Ituglanis ina
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Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 8.9 cm NG
Ituglanis laticeps (Kner, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Ituglanis laticeps
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Max. Length 4.6 cm SL

 
Ituglanis macunaima
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Max. Length 6.8 cm SL

 
Ituglanis mambai
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Photo by Greco, F.M.

South America
Max. Length 7.8 cm NG
Ituglanis metae (Eigenmann, 1917)

Photo by Photo by Greco, F.M.
 
Ituglanis metae
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Photo by Brosse, S.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Ituglanis nebulosus de Pinna & Keith, 2003

Photo by Photo by Brosse, S.
 
Ituglanis nebulosus
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Max. Length 4.3 cm SL

 
Ituglanis paraguassuensis
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Max. Length 5.1 cm NG

 
Ituglanis parahybae
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Max. Length 17 cm NG

 
Ituglanis parkoi
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Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Ituglanis passensis Fernández & Bichuette, 2002

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Ituglanis passensis
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Max. Length 8.7 cm NG

 
Ituglanis proops
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Max. Length 3.1 cm SL

 
Ituglanis ramiroi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ituglanis agreste South America 4.4 SL 2013
Ituglanis amazonicus South America 7.5 NG 1882
Ituglanis amphipotamus South America 2018
Ituglanis apteryx South America 6.7 SL 2014
Ituglanis australis South America 7.6 SL 2014
Ituglanis bambui South America 4.6 SL 2004
Ituglanis boitata South America 12.3 SL 2015
Ituglanis cahyensis South America 4.9 SL 2006
Ituglanis compactus South America 2.6 SL 2017
Ituglanis eichorniarum South America 5.7 SL 1912
Ituglanis epikarsticus South America 3.4 SL 2004
Ituglanis goya South America 9.2 SL 2016
Ituglanis gracilior South America 7.9 NG 1912
Ituglanis guayaberensis South America 5.7 NG 1960
Ituglanis herberti South America 16 SL 1940
Ituglanis ina South America, Brazil. 6.2 SL 2012
Ituglanis laticeps South America 8.9 NG 1863
Ituglanis macunaima South America 4.6 SL 2005
Ituglanis mambai South America 6.8 SL 2008
Ituglanis metae South America 7.8 NG 1917
Ituglanis nebulosus South America 3.5 SL 2003
Ituglanis paraguassuensis South America 4.3 SL 2007
Ituglanis parahybae South America 5.1 NG 1918
Ituglanis parkoi South America 17 NG 1944
Ituglanis passensis South America 7 SL 2002
Ituglanis proops South America 8.7 NG 1908
Ituglanis ramiroi South America 3.1 SL 2004



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