AquaticRepublic.com - Microglanis aff. poecilus (Pseudopimelodidae) All Fishes

Rio Nanay near Iquitos, Peru
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Scientific Name	**Microglanis aff. poecilus**
Common Name	Bambi Catfish (Peru)
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.
Sexing	Well-conditioned females are conspicuously wider in the abdomen than similarly sized males.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali, Lower Ucayali, Tapiche, Blanco (Ucayali) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
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
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2022 Nov 24 07:50 (species record created: 2021 Jul 11 17:04)