/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/cibelae/1.jpg "Microglanis cibelae")
M. cibelae. PEVA, RS, Brazil/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/cibelae/2.jpg "Microglanis cibelae")
/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/cibelae/3.jpg "Microglanis cibelae")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/cibelae/4.jpg "Microglanis cibelae")
Ventral view/siluriformes/pseudopimelodidae/microglanis/cibelae/5.jpg "Microglanis cibelae")
Barbels. Top: M. lucenai; bottom: M. cibelae
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Microglanis cibelae Malabarba & Mahler, 1998 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Maquiné, between Maquiné and Barra do Ouro, arroio do Ouro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| 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 | Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Maquiné (Forqueta) (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 | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 3), pp 249, Figs. 4-5. |
| 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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| Last Update | 2024 Aug 28 13:23 (species record created: 2024 May 14 14:57) |