Ghost candiru (Stauroglanis gouldingi)

Scientific name: Stauroglanis gouldingi de Pinna, 1989

Ghost candiru (Stauroglanis gouldingi)

The Ghost candiru (Stauroglanis gouldingi) is a freshwater fish of the family Trichomycteridae. Native range: South America, Dara? River, Negro River basin.

Biology

The species is rheophilic. Dwells on patches of loose sand where water flow forms ephemeral sand ripples. Diurnal and mostly visually oriented, forages on aquatic immature benthic insects (dipterans and coleopterans). Moves along the ripple grooves while scanning the bottom back and forth, alternating between adjacent grooves. Feeding activity peaks at late morning and afternoon. When disturbed buries in the sand, and at night remains buried. Seasonal reproduction indicated by mature females caught in the wet months.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stauroglanis gouldingi
Family
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.7
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Dara? River, Negro River basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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