Microglanis pleriqueater • Pseudopimelodidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Microglanis pleriqueater** Mattos, Ottoni & Barbosa, 2013
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio de Janeiro State, Âguas Claris River, tributary of São João River, 29 km northeast from Silva Jardim municipality, 22°31'38.92'S, 42°32'37.82'W, Brazil, elevation 200 meters.
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, São João (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Macabu (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
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 24 (no. 2), pp 149, Figs. 1-4.
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Last Update	2020 Nov 18 16:00 (species record created: 2020 Sep 06 10:41)