Micromyzon

Friel & Lundberg, 1996
Type species: Micromyzon akamai
Micromyzon akamai
Classification
 
Family
Aspredinidae
 
Subfamily
Bunocephalinae
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx.  2 cm
Fins
Adipose
Anale
Caudale
Dorsale
Pectorale
Ventrale
 
Micromyzon - overview of habitats
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Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Micromyzon akamai
Friel & Lundberg, 1996
 
Brazil, Ecuador
rio Tocantins, rio Pará, rio Tapajós, rio Madeira, río Curaray, Amazonas
(Pará, Amazonas (BRA), Pastaza)
Micromyzon akamai
2
60
 
unknown
Micromyzon orinoco
Carvalho, Lundberg, Baskin, Friel & Reis, 2016
 
Venezuela
Río Orinoco
(Anzoátegui)
Carvalho, T.P.; Lundberg, J.G.; Baskin, J.N.; Friel, J.P. & Reis, R.E., 2016 "A new species of the blind and miniature genus Micromyzon Friel and Lundberg, 1996 (Silurifomes: Aspredinidae) from the Orinoco River: describing catfish diversity using high-resolution computed tomography"
Chuctaya, J.; Encalada, A.C.; Barragán, K.S.; Torres, M.L.; Rojas, K.E.; Ochoa-Herraera, V. & Carvalho, T.P., 2020 "New Ecuadorian records of the eyeless banjo catfish Micromyzon akamai (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) expand the species range and reveal intraspecific morphological variation" (abstract)
2
60
 
unknown
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