Glaphyropoma spinosum
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| Glaphyropoma spinosum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Glaphyropoma |
| Species: | G. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaphyropoma spinosum | |
Glaphyropoma spinosum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Copionodontinae, the Chapada pencil catfishes. this species is found in the underground waters of sandstone caves in the regions of Chapada Diamantina, Município de Andaraí, Povoado de Igatu, Gruna dos Torras, Rio Paraguaçu in Bahia, Brazil. This species reaches a length of 5.8 cm (2.3 in).[2][3]