Microglanis

Eigenmann, 1912

Type species: Microglanis poecilus

Classification

Family

Pseudopimelodidae

Synonyms

Harlekinwelse
Hummelwelse

Length (total)

3 - 40 cm

Fins

Microglanis - overview of fins

Microglanis - Overview of the natural diet

Others

reduced sidelines

Strinking
of them

Distribution

Argentina (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (21), Colombia (1), Ecuador (3), French Guiana (1), Guyana (2), Paraguay (1), Peru (1), Suriname (2), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)

Microglanis - overview of habitats

Internet sources

Species

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Microglanis ater
Ahl, 1936

Brazil
Zentralbrasilien

Shibatta, O.A. & Benine, R.C., 2005 "A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil"
Sarmento-Soares, L-M.; Martins-Pinheiro, R.F.; Aranda, A.T. & Chamon, C.C., 2006 "Microglanis pataxo, a new catfish from southern Bahia coastal rivers, northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)"

unknown

Microglanis berbixae
Tobes, Falconí-López, Valdiviezo-Rivera & Provenzano-Rizzi, 2020

Ecuador
Quebrada Sune
(Pichincha)
IUCN: data deficient

20 - 24

unknown

Microglanis carlae
Alcaraz, da Graca & Shibatta, 2008

Paraguay
arroyo Yacaré, río Salado
(Ñeembucú, Cordillera, Central)

unknown

Microglanis cibelae
Malabarba & Mahler, 1998

Brazil
Rio Maquiné, Küstengewässer
(Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)

Bertaco, V.A. & Cardoso, A.R., 2005 "A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the rio Uruguay drainage, Brazil"
Shibatta, O.A. & Benine, R.C., 2005 "A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil"
Sarmento-Soares, L-M.; Martins-Pinheiro, R.F.; Aranda, A.T. & Chamon, C.C., 2006 "Microglanis pataxo, a new catfish from southern Bahia coastal rivers, northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)"

unknown

Microglanis cottoides
Boulenger, 1891

Brazil, Uruguay
Rio Camaquã, laguna dos Patos, Río Uruguay
(Rio Grande do Sul)

8 - 26

unknown

Microglanis eurystoma
Malabarba & Mahler, 1998

Brazil
rio Uruguai-Einzug bei Itá
(Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina)

PCF

unknown

Microglanis garavelloi
Shibatta & Benine, 2005

Brazil
ribeirão Taquari bei Jataizinho, rio Alambari, rio Araquá, ribeirão Pau D’álho, rio de Peixe, rio Pirapitingui = ribeirão Pirapitingui
(Paraná, ribeirão Pau D'alho im Rio Capivara-Einzug)

Microglanis garavelloi, córrego Dourado, tributary of the rio Iguatemi, Japorã, State of Mato Grosso do Sul

unknown

Microglanis iheringi
Gomes, 1946

Colombia, Venezuela
Río Turmero
(Aragua)

25 - 29

Microglanis leniceae
Shibatta, 2016

Brazil
Rio Betione, Rio das Pitas, Rio Cuíaba
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: least concern

200

26 - 30

unknown

Microglanis leptostriatus
Mori & Shibatta, 2006

Brazil
rio Verde Grande, rio da Cruz, rio Carinhanha, rio Serra Branca
(Minas Gerais)

Mori, H. & Shibatta, O.A., 2006 "A new species of Microglanis Eigenmann, 1912 (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae) from rio São Francisco basin, Brazil"

unknown

Microglanis lundbergi
Jarduli & Shibatta, 2013

Brazil
Rio Solimões, Amazonas, Rio Madeira
(Amazonas (BRA))

Shibatta, O.A., 2013 "A new species of bumblebee catfish of the genus Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil"

26 - 30

unknown

Microglanis maculatus
Shibatta, 2014

Brazil
Ribeirão Pouso Alegre
(Goiás)

Shibatta, O.A., 2014 "A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, Goiás State, Central Brazil"

unknown

Microglanis malabarbai
Bertaco & Cardoso, 2005

Brazil
arroio Albino, arroio Alexandrino, arroio Portão, rio Ijuí-Einzug
(Rio Grande do Sul)

unknown

Microglanis minutus
Ottoni, Mattos & Barbosa, 2010

Brazil
Rio Barra Seca-Einzug
(Espírito Santo)

Ottoni, F.P. & Mattos, J.L.O. & Barbosa, M.A., 2010 "Description of a new species of Microglanis from the rio Barra Seca basin, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)"

unknown

Microglanis nigripinnis
Bizerril & Perez-Neto, 1992

Brazil
Rio Macacu
(Rio de Janeiro)

PCF

unknown

Microglanis nigrolineatus
Terán, Jarduli, Alonso, Mirande & Shibatta, 2016

Argentina
Quebrada Colorada, río Grande de Tarija, im Río Bermejo - Einzug
(Salta)

unknown

Microglanis oliveirai
Ruiz & Shibatta, 2011

Brazil
Barra do Garças, Rio Cristalino, Rio Corixo da Saudade, Rio das Mortes im Rio Araguaia-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

Microglanis oliveirai, holotype, INPA 35623, 26.3 mm SL, rio Corrente, rio das Mortes basin, Mato Grosso State, Brasil

unknown

Microglanis parahybae
Steindachner, 1880

Brazil
Rio Paraíba do Sul = rio Parahyba
(Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)

unknown

Microglanis pataxo
Sarmento-Soares, 2006

Brazil
Jundiar im Rio Peruípe-Einzug, Rio Pao Alto, Rio Jucuruçu, Rio Caí
(Bahia)

Sarmento-Soares, L-M.; Martins-Pinheiro, R.F.; Aranda, A.T. & Chamon, C.C., 2006 "Microglanis pataxo, a new catfish from southern Bahia coastal rivers, northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)"

unknown

Microglanis pellopterygius
Mees, 1978

Ecuador
Río Aguarico
(Sucumbíos)

Mees, G.F., 1978 "Two new species of Pimelodidae from North-Western South America (Pisces, Nematognathi)"

unknown

Microglanis pleriqueater
Mattos, Ottoni & Barbosa, 2013

Brazil
rio São João, rio Àguas Claras
(Rio de Janeiro)

Mattos, J.L.O.; Ottoni, F.P. & Barbosa, M.A., 2013 "Microglanis pleriqueater, a new species of catfish from the Sao Joao river basin, eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Pseudopimelodidae)"
Ottoni, F.P., 2017 "Range Extension of Microglanis pleriqueater (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) for the Macabu river basin, eastern Brazil"

unknown

Microglanis poecilus
Eigenmann, 1912

Brazil. French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname
Essequibo River-Einzug, rio Tocantins-Einzug, rio Solimões, Amazonas
(Pará (BRA))

26 - 30

unknown

Microglanis reikoae
Ruiz, 2016

Brazil
Rio dos Angicos
(Bahia)

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"

unknown

Microglanis robustus
Ruiz & Shibatta, 2010

Brazil
Rio Tocantins bei Jatobal, Tucurui
(Pará)
IUCN: critical endangered

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"
Ottoni, F.P. & Mattos, J.L.O. & Barbosa, M.A., 2010 "Description of a new species of Microglanis from the rio Barra Seca basin, southeastern Brazil (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)"
Ruiz, W.B.G. & Shibatta, O.A., 2011 "Two new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper-middle rio Araguaia basin, Central Brazil"

unknown

Microglanis secundus
Mees, 1974

Brazil, Guyana, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela
Catatumo River, Sipaliwini River, Kwambaolo Creek, Pikien River, Tapanahoni River, Sara Creek, Gran Rio, Parwapa Creek, Jenjee Creek, Nickerie River, Coppename River, Rupununi River
(Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Brokopondo, Sipaliwini, Coronie, Nickerie, Saramacca, Norte de Santander, Zulia)

Mees, G.F., 1974 "The Auchenipteridae and Pimelodidae of Suriname (Pisces, Nematognathi)"
Ibarra, M. & Stewart, D.J., 1987 "Catalogue of type specimens of recent fishes in Field Museum of Natural History"
Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; & Camargo, M., 1997 "Peces del Catatumbo"

unknown

Microglanis sparsus
Ruiz, 2016

Brazil
Rio Couto de Magalhães
(Mato Grosso)

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"

26 - 30

unknown

Microglanis variegatus
Eigenmann & Henn, 1914

Ecuador
Forestpool bei Vinces, rio Mocache
(Los Ríos)

unknown

Microglanis xerente
Ruiz, 2016

Brazil
vorrego Cana-brava, rio do Peixe im mittleren rio Tocantins-Einzug
(Tocantins)

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"

26 - 30

unknown

Microglanis xylographicus
Ruiz & Shibatta, 2011

Brazil
córrego Jaraguá, rio Corrente, rio Insula, rio Claro; rio das Garças im Araguaia-Einzug
(Goiás, Mato Grosso)