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Microglanis cibelae Malabarba & Mahler, 1998 |
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photo by
Becker, F.G. |
| Family: | Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes), subfamily: Batrochoglaninae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: coastal drainages in northern Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina states, Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 30-30. Microglanis cibelae is the most elongated Microglanis species from southern Brazil. It differs from M. eurystoma and M. cottoides by the smaller head length (25.6-31.1% SL, versus 27.8-36.1 and 29.3-33.8 respectively) and body width (25.4-29.8% SL, versus 30.3-34.7 and 28.5-33.9 respectively). The higher body depth (17.2-22.5% SL) and caudal peduncle depth (10.3-14.3% SL) most clearly distinguish M. cibelae from M. parahybae (12.9-15.6 and 7.6-9.7, respectively). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||