Microglanis cottoides

Boulenger, 1891
Microglanis cottoides
Synonyms
Manguruyú amarillo
Manguruyú de las piedras
Pimelodus cottoides
South American Bumblebee Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  10 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
8 - 26 °C

Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil, Uruguay

Atlantic SE | Río de la Plata
Map to Microglanis cottoides
Substrate
rocks
In water
deadwood, roots
On the riverbank
grasses
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Free spawner
yes
With two open sides
unknown
 
 
 
present
9 - 10 soft rays
I / 6 rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Crenicichla lepidota
Cyanocharax itaimbe
Deuterodon stigmaturus
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus pantherinus
Heptapterus sp.
Hollandichthys multifasciatus
Hyphessobrycon igneus
Imparfinis sp.
Jenynsia multidentata
Jenynsia unitaenia
Mimagoniates microlepis
Mimagoniates rheocharis
Pareiorhaphis sp.
Phalloceros caudimaculatus
Phalloceros sp.
Phalloceros spiloura
Trichomycterus sp.
On the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Pic. 2: Microglanis cottoides
Pic. 3: Microglanis cottoides
Pic. 4: Microglanis cottoides
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