I have spoken to Felipe Cantera who was there when the fish in this picture was caught. He's been talking to some people who specialize in Microglanis, and the conclusion is that it's an undescribed species...
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Re: Microglanis cottoides picture
Close though. Suggest renaming then as M. cf. cottoides or, maybe, M. sp. `River`?
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