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| Scientific Name | Microglanis carlae Alcaraz, da Graça & Shibatta, 2008 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Paraguay, Ñeembucú, Mburika, arroyo Yacaré, left bank tributary of río Tebicuary, río Paraguay basin, 26º39'S 58º05'W. |
| Etymology | Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. The specific name is in honor of Carla Simone Pavanelli for her contributions to Neotropical Ichthyology. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 34mm (1.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The genus Microglanis was described by Eigenmann
(1912) to include small pimelodids with the head as wide as long, the skull covered by skin only; the occipital crest small; frontal fontanel not extending much if any behind the eye, and a minute occipital fontanel sometimes present; eye
without a free orbital margin; dorsal and pectoral spines well developed;
and premaxillary patches of teeth without backward projecting angles. From original description: The following combination of characters distinguishes Microglanis carlae from its congeners: paired and anal fins mottled or with thin faint bands, trunk with dark-brown saddles, anterior margin of pectoral spine with serrations retrorse proximally and antrorse distally, tip of pectoral spine as a distinct bony point, continuous portion of lateral line reaching vertical through last dorsal-fin ray, caudal peduncle with irregularly shaped, faint to dark blotch, maxillary barbel surpassing vertical through dorsal-spine origin, and dark bar on posterior flank continuous from base of adipose fin to that of anal fin. |
| Sexing | Analysis of the reproductive condition in six specimens indicated adult males to be about 23 mm SL and females to be about 25 mm SL. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Río Paraguay basin in Paraguay. La Plata  , Paraná , Paraguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | This species, per the original description, was found in moderately flowing sections of streams with dark brown water and bottoms of sand and mud. Specimens were collected with a dip net under floating vegetation at a depth of 1.5 to 2 m. The arroyo Yacaré (type locality) is a deep stream of dark brown water with patches of floating vegetation of Eichhornia sp. along the margins. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | According to the original description the stomach contents of two specimens included algae and insect larvae. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) nvcichlids (k: 4), who also notes: "I had these fish for a couple of years. They were imported with standard bumblebees, but I had always wondered why they never got as large ", (2) JamieH (k: 4), (3) Dee (k: 2), who also notes: "Checked ID at store. Small and secretive!". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 20 05:00 (species record created: 2009 Jan 30 17:23) |
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