Glanidium leopardum is a species of driftwood catfish in the family Auchenipteridae. It is found in the coastal rivers of the Guianas in South America.

Glanidium leopardum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Glanidium
Species:
G. leopardum
Binomial name
Glanidium leopardum
(Hoedeman, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Centromochlus leopardus Hoedeman, 1961
  • Glanidium leopardus (Hoedeman, 1961)

Description

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Glanidium leopardum reaches a standard length of 10.9 cm (4.3 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Calegari, B.B. (2022). "Gephyromochlus leopardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T176145638A176145682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176145638A176145682.en. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Glanidium leopardum". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Soares-Porto, L.M., 1998. Monophyly and interrelationships of the Centromochlinae (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). p. 331-350. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS.