Ituglanis australis

Ituglanis australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Genus:	Ituglanis
Species:	I. australis
Binomial name
	Ituglanis australis; Datovo & de Pinna, 2014

Last updated November 24, 2025

Ituglanis australis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This catfish is found in Brazil and Uruguay.^[2]

Description

The species is described as having three stripes on each flank, all dark brown. At the time in 2014, this was the farthest south the genus had ever been found. Whilst most similar to Ituglanis parahybae and Ituglanis cahyensis , it differs in several ways, such as the number of fin rays and radials.^[2]

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ituglanis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
1 2 Datovo, A.; de Pinna, M. C. C. (2014). "A new species of Ituglanis representing the southernmost record of the genus, with comments on phylogenetic relationships (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" . Journal of Fish Biology. 84 (2): 314–327. doi:10.1111/jfb.12285. ISSN 1095-8649.

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[Cof_genus-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ituglanis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[:0-2] 1 2 Datovo, A.; de Pinna, M. C. C. (2014). "A new species of Ituglanis representing the southernmost record of the genus, with comments on phylogenetic relationships (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" . Journal of Fish Biology. 84 (2): 314–327. doi:10.1111/jfb.12285. ISSN 1095-8649.

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