 Summary of micronema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pronounced | mike row NEE mah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | From the Greek mikros, meaning small, and nema, meaning thread. In reference to the relatively small barbels . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 176mm, largest 350mm, average 251mm, most commonly 240mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 4 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keepers | 4 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New spp. / time |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Log in to view data on a map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most Kept Species | |
|---|---|
| 1. | (40%) |
| 2. | (20%) |
| 3. | (20%) |
| 4. | (20%) |
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/cheveyi/1.jpg "Micronema cheveyi")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/platypogon/1.jpg "Micronema platypogon")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/moorei/1.jpg "Micronema moorei")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/hexapterus/1.jpg "Micronema hexapterus")
| Genus Thumbnails | |
|---|---|
| |
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/cheveyi/1.jpg "Micronema cheveyi - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/hexapterus/1.jpg "Micronema hexapterus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/moorei/1.jpg "Micronema moorei - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/siluridae/micronema/platypogon/1.jpg "Micronema platypogon - Click for species page")