Potamoglanis anhanga

Potamoglanis anhanga
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Genus:	Potamoglanis
Species:	P. anhanga
Binomial name
Potamoglanis anhanga (Dutra, Wosiacki & de Pinna, 2012) [2]
Synonyms [2]
Trichomycterus anhangaDutra, Wosiacki & de Pinna, 2012

Potamoglanis anhanga is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This species is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Amazon river basin in the state of Amazonas. This species reaches a maximum length of 1.3 centimetres (0.51 in) SL. ^[3]

References

1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Potamoglanis anhanga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T141167554A141167590. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T141167554A141167590.pt . Retrieved 9 October 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Potamoglanis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Potamoglanis anhanga". FishBase .

Further reading

• Dutra, G. M.; Wosiacki, W. B. & de Pinna, M. C. C. (2012). "Trichomycterus anhanga, a new species of miniature catfish related to T. hasemani and T. johnsoni (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Amazon basin, Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology . 10 (2): 225–231. doi: 10.1590/S1679-62252012000200001 .

External links

• Data related to Trichomycterus anhanga at Wikispecies