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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Microglanis aff. poecilus |
| Common Name | Bambi Catfish (Peru) |
| Etymology | Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Sexing | Well-conditioned females are conspicuously wider in the abdomen than similarly sized males. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Lower Ucayali, Tapiche, Blanco (Ucayali) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Compatibility | Non aggressive and sociable with its own and other species. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Virtually all good community fish, although any young fry present in the aquarium will be in extreme jeopardy - especially after dark. |
| Breeding Reports | There is but a single breeding report, read it here. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2022 Nov 24 07:50 (species record created: 2021 Jul 11 17:04) |