/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/eurystoma/1.jpg "Microglanis eurystoma")
Holotype, 77.6 mm SL/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/eurystoma/2.jpg "Microglanis eurystoma")
Holotype, dorsal view/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/eurystoma/3.jpg "Microglanis eurystoma")
Rio Comandai, Guarani Das Missoes, RS, Brazil
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Microglanis eurystoma Malabarba & Mahler, 1998 |
| Common Name | South American Bumblebee Catfish |
| Type Locality | Itá, Rio Uruguay, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, ca. 27°18'00''S, 52°20'00''W |
| Etymology | Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 78mm or 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. |
| Sexing | Well-conditioned females are conspicuously wider in the abdomen than similarly sized males. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Rio Uruguay drainage in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states, southern Brazil. La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay (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 2020. |
| 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 no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 3), pp 248, Fig. 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.31.106.3809 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2011 Sep 18 01:26) |