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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Copionodontinae
Etymology: Glaphyropoma: Greek, glaphyros, a-, -on = cut, excellent, select + Greek, poma = cover (Ref. 45335); spinosum: The name spinosum is Latin for prickly, spiny, in allusion to the presence of opercular odontodes in this species, unique within the Copionodontinae..

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 4.1 - ?; depth range 0 - 0 m (Ref. 79016). Tropical; 23°C - ?; 12°S - , 41°W -

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South America: Brazil, State of Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, Município de Andaraí, Povoado de Igatu, Gruna dos Torras, rio Paraguaçu drainage

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79016)

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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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Bichuette, M.E., M.C.C. de Pinna and E. Trajano, 2008. A new species of Glaphyropoma: the first subterranean copionodontine catfish and the first occurrence of opercular odontodes in the subfamily (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(3):301-306. (Ref. 79016)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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