AquaticRepublic.com - Microglanis garavelloi (Pseudopimelodidae) All Fishes

Holotype
Holotype, dorsal view
Holotype, ventral view
Paratype
Paratype, dorsal view
Paratype, ventral view
Pectoral fin spine, dorsal view. Bar = 1mm
MZUEL 15575, Corrego Dourado, Rio Iguatemi

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Scientific Name	**Microglanis garavelloi** Shibatta & Benine, 2005
Common Name	South American Bumblebee Catfish
Type Locality	Ribeirão Taquari, 23°12'24''S, 50°56'50''W, Jataizinho, Paraná, Brazil.
Etymology	Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. The specific name, garavelloi, is homage to the Brazilian ichthyologist Julio Cesar Garavello.
Species Information
Size	42mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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	South America: Upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Upper Paraná, Tietê (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Iguatemi (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.
Other Parameters	From original description: "In ribeirão Taquari, M. garavelloi was found in the marginal vegetation. Water velocity at that site was 0.05 m/s, mean depth of water 0.65 m, stream width 3.71m, water transparency 0.19m, dissolved oxygen 7.15 mg/L, pH 7.5, temperature 23.2º C, conductivity 211.8 mS/cm and alkalinity 110.63 mg/L."
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	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 580, Figs. 1-3.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2011 Sep 18 01:28)