 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Microglanis parahybae (Steindachner, 1880) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Parahyba and Santa Cruz, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm (3.1") 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Paraíba do Sul River basin, Brazil; Argentina. |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.8 |
| Temperature | 21.0-26.0°C or 69.8-78.8°F (Show others within this range) |
| Further Information | |
| References | Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 42 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 20 04:32 (species record created: 2011 Sep 19 13:54) |
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