Trogloglanis pattersoni, Toothless blindcat

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Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann, 1919

Toothless blindcat
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
Etymology: Trogloglanis: Greek, trogle = hole + Greek, glanis a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335);  pattersoni: Troglo (Greek)=a hole or cave; glanis (Greek)=a kind of fish; pattersoni, named after Professor J.T. Patterson, of the University of Texas, who secured the specimen referred to by Eigenmann (1919) from San Antonio Texas (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Eigenmann.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; bathydemersal; depth range 305 - 582 m. Deep-water; 30°N - 29°N

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North America: 5 artesian wells penetrating San Antonio Pool of Edwards Aquifer in and near San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas in the USA.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 6.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits subterranean waters.

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 25 April 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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