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Scientific Name | Microglanis carlae Vera Alcaraz, da Graça & Shibatta, 2008 |
Common Name | South American Bumblebee Catfish |
Type Locality | Ñeembucú, Mburika, arroyo Yacaré, left bank tributary of río Tebicuary, río Paraguay basin, 26°39'S, 58°05'W, Paraguay. |
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 or 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 (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
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. User data. |
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 | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 426, Figs. 1-2. |
Registered Keepers | There are 8 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.31.106.2224 | |
Last Update | 2021 Jan 31 02:29 (species record created: 2009 Jan 30 17:23) |