Biology:Malacoglanis gelatinosus

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Short description: Species of fish

Malacoglanis gelatinosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Sarcoglanidinae
Genus: Malacoglanis
Myers & Weitzman, 1966
Species:
M. gelatinosus
Binomial name
Malacoglanis gelatinosus
Myers & Weitzman, 1966

Malacoglanis gelatinosus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Malacoglanis.[1] This fish grows to about 2.0 centimetres (.79 in) SL.[2] and is native to the Caquetá River basin of Colombia.[1] Stauroglanis is the sister group to a monophyletic group formed by Malacoglanis and Sarcoglanis.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3751828 entry