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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes) > Centromochlinae
Etymology: Gelanoglanis: Greek, gelanes, -es, -es = happy, smiling + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Marañon River of the Amazon basin in Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78576); 3.0 cm SL (female)
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Rengifo, B., N.K. Lujan, D. Taphorn and P. Petry, 2008. A new species of Gelanoglanis (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Marañon River (Amazon Basin), northeastern Perú. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 157(1):181-188. (Ref. 78576)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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