| Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes) |
| 4.23 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| South America: São Francisco River basin in Brazil. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 9-12. Distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: light transverse stripe, situated in occipital region between the opercular openings, thin and sinuous, sometimes discontinuous; pale region below dorsal and adipose fins mottled with brown spots; dark stripe in the axis of gill filaments in alcohol preserved specimens. Differs further from Microglanis parahybae and Microglanis garavelloi, the closest species geographically, by the following combination of characters: longer head length (28.3-32.1% SL vs. 25.5-28.5% and 25.2-30.2, respectively), shorter dorsal spine length (11.7-14.9% SL vs. 14.1-18.1% and 11.3-19.0), shorter pectoral spine length (12.5-19.7% SL vs. 19.4-22.7% and 18.5-26.2) (Ref. 58766).
Description: D with one spinelet and I,6; A iii,6-iv,8; P I,5; V 6 (Ref. 58766). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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