Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes) > Batrochoglaninae
Etymology: Microglanis: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335); lucenai: 'lucenai' i.e., named for Carlos Alberto Santos Lucena (Ref. 132482).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132482)
Maximum size based on type locality.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lehmann Albornoz, P., C.S. Bartzen and L.R. Malabarba, 2024. The barcode trap-description of a new species of Microglanis , with a review of the status of Microglanis cibelae (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae). J. Fish Biol. 105:110-123. (Ref. 132482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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