Glanapteryx
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Glanapteryx
| authority = Myers, 1927
| type_species = Glanapteryx anguilla
| type_species_authority = Myers, 1927
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
}}
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.{{cite journal|url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5665/1/N3496.pdf|title=New and Noteworthy Venezuelan Glanapterygine Catfishes (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with Discussion of Their Biogeography and Psammophily|first=Scott A.|last=Schaefer|author2=Provenzano, Francisco|author3= de Pinna, Mario|author4= Baskin, Jonathan N.|journal=American Museum Novitates|issue=3496|pages=1–27|date=November 29, 2005|doi=10.1206/0003-0082(2005)496[0001:NANVGC]2.0.CO;2 |s2cid=19506818 }}
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Glanapteryx| month = February | year = 2012}}
- 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.{{FishBase|genus=Glanapteryx|species=anguilla|year=2007|month=July}} G. niobium reaches about 5.5 cm (2.2 in).{{FishBase|genus=Glanapteryx|species=niobium|year=2007|month=July}} These species lack an anal fin.
Glanapteryx anguilla has been found in small forest streams with sandy substrate covered by leaf litter.
References
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Category:Pencil catfish of Brazil
Category:Freshwater fish genera
Category:Taxa named by George S. Myers
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