Microglanis parahybae

Steindachner, 1880
Microglanis parahybae - Type
according to the origin rio Parahybá = rio Paraíba do Sul
Synonyms
Großer Harlekinwels
Großer Marmor-Antennenwels
Pseudopimelodus parahybae
South American Bumblebee Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  10 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm

Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Atlantic SE

˜[ -22.037,-43.008 ]
Map to Microglanis parahybae
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
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
  • Bizerril, C.R.S.F. & Perez-Neto, P.R., 1992 "Description of a new species of Microglanis (Siluroidei, Pimelodidae) from eastern Brazil" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie) P. 99
  • Malabarba, L.R. & Mahler, J.K.F., Jr., 1998 "Review of the genus Microglanis in the rio Uruguay and coastal drainages of southern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Pimelodidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 244
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 403
Pic. 2: Microglanis parahybae - Type
Pic. 3: Microglanis parahybae - Kopf
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1880) (PD)
1, 2, 3
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