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| Scientific Name | Brachyglanis microphthalmus Bizerril, 1991 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Igarapé Saracá of Lake Sapucuá, Rio Trombetas drainage, Pará, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Brachyglanis: Greek, brachys = short + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 68mm or 2.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Trombetas River basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (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 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Boletim do Museu Nacional, Zoologia (N. S.) No. 347, pp2, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up B. microphthalmus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. microphthalmus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.30.134.4025 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:18 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 09:51) |