AquaticRepublic.com - Microglanis pleriqueater (Pseudopimelodidae) All Fishes

Holotype, 45.5 mm SL
Holotype, dorsal view
Holotype, ventral view
42.3 mm SL. Rio Macabu basin, Rio de Janeiro state
Pectoral fin spine, dorsal view. Bar = 1mm

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Microglanis pleriqueater** Mattos, Ottoni & Barbosa, 2013
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio de Janeiro State, Âguas Claris River, tributary of São João River, 29 km northeast from Silva Jardim municipality, 22°31'38.92'S, 42°32'37.82'W, Brazil, elevation 200 meters.
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 de Janeiro State Rivers, São João (Rio de Janeiro) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Macabu (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
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. 24 (no. 2), pp 149, Figs. 1-4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:22 (species record created: 2020 Sep 06 10:41)