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Etymology: Glaphyropoma: Greek, glaphyros, a-, -on = cut, excellent, select + Greek, poma = cover (Ref. 45335); spinosum: The name spinosum is Latin for prickly, spiny, in allusion to the presence of opercular odontodes in this species, unique within the Copionodontinae.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; pH range: 4.1 - ?; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 0 m (Ref. 79016). Tropical; 23°C - ?; 12°S - , 41°W -
South America: Brazil, State of Bahia, Chapada Diamantina, Município de Andaraí, Povoado de Igatu, Gruna dos Torras, rio Paraguaçu drainage
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 79016)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Distinguished from all other copionodontine catfishes by the presence of opercular odontodes. Further distinguished from its only congener, G. rodriguesi, by the reduction of dark integumentary pigmentation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Bichuette, M.E., M.C.C. de Pinna and E. Trajano, 2008. A new species of Glaphyropoma: the first subterranean copionodontine catfish and the first occurrence of opercular odontodes in the subfamily (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 6(3):301-306. (Ref. 79016)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).