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| Scientific Name | Microglanis pataxo Sarmento-Soares, Martins-Pinheiro, Aranda, & Chamon, 2006 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Bahia: Itamarajú, Jundiar creek on road BR-101 after joint with road to Jucuruçu, in the neighbourhoods of the city of Itamaraju (17º01'35''S 39º35'57''W) |
| Etymology | Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. The specific name honors the Pataxó native indigenous people. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 39mm (1.5") 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 descriptionn (link in References): Microglanis pataxo can be identified by the color pattern with a dark blotch beneath adipose fin not extending to anal fin and by the high number of anal fin proximal radials, 12, shaped as rod-like thin tubes, the last one bearing a laminar extension. This species can be also recognized by the following combination of characters: a pectoral fin spine with a bony point and bearing proportionally few serrations on posterior border of pectoral fin spine, eight to ten. Seven pleural ribs and a proportionally short head width (67.8-74.3% in HL). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Microglanis pataxo was the first record of the genus in northeastern Brazilian rivers. The species was found in coastal drainages of southeastern Bahia, in the drainages of rio Peruípe, rio Jucuruçu, and rio Cahy. |
| Other Parameters | Original description notes that they were collected in the middle course of shallow waters, at a depth of 1 to 1.5 m. None of them were captured in the upper portions. They were found in moderate flowing sections of the rivers, with sandy or gravel bottom. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | The original description notes that in the stomach of two examined females it was possible to identify small aquatic insect larvae and pupae. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 4 (no. 2) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 20 09:12 (species record created: 2011 Sep 19 14:02) |
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