Dorsal view
Rio Curaray, Ecuador
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Micromyzon akamai Friel & Lundberg, 1996 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Tocantins, above confluence with Rio Pará, 2°02'S, 49°17'W, Pará, Brazil, elevation 10-14 meters. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | My KROW my zon |
| Etymology | The generic name come from the Greek mikros, meaning small, and myzon, meaning sucker which is the suffix of Hoplomyzon, the type genus of the tribe Hoplomyzontini. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 16mm or 0.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Napo, Curaray (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Other Parameters | The Ecuadoran specimen was collected in a habitat of wide sandy beach with low riparian vegetation bordering an approximately 100 m wide sandy bottomed river channel with white water, a water temperature of 28.3ºC and pH of 5.53–5.92. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Copeia 1996 (no. 3), pp 643, Fig. 1. |
| 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. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up M. akamai on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up M. akamai on Fishbase |
 | Look up M. akamai on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up M. akamai on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
 | LFS label creator ARN ref:1.10.236.947 |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |