Microglanis robustus
Ruiz & Shibatta, 2010
robustus (gr.) - truncated body and high caudal peduncle
Synonyms
unknown
critical endangered
Length (total)
approx. 3 cm
Standard length (documented)
23.3 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Locality
in/near rapids
Eats plants
not known
unknown
(12 -) 13 soft rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
I / 5 rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Ruiz, W.B.G. & Shibatta, O.A., 2010 "A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae) from lower Rio Tocantins basin, Pará, Brazil, with description of superficial neuromasts and pores of lateral line system" (Zootaxa, 2632, P. 53)
- Jarduli, L.R. & Shibatta, O.A., 2013 "Description of a new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the Amazon basin, Amazonas State, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 11 No. 3, P. 512)
- Shibatta, O.A., 2014 "A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, Goiás State, Central Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 1, P. 86)
- Shibatta, O.A. , 2016 "A new species of bumblebee catfish of the genus Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 14 No. 3)
- Terán, G.E.; Jarduli, L.R.; Alonso, F.; Mirande, J.M. & Shibatta, O.A., 2016 "Microglanis nigrolineatus, a new species from northwestern Argentina (Ostariophysi: Pseudopimelodidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 27 No. 3, P. 201)
- Ruiz, W.B.G., 2016 "Three new species of catfishes of the genus Microglanis from Brazil (Teleostei: Pseudopimelodidae), with comments on the characters used within the genus" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 27 No. 3, P. 230)
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, 2018 "Peixes" (Livro Vermelho da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada de Extinção, Vol. 6, P. 226)
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