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Microglanis
Microglanis sp.
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Microglanis

Type species
Microglanis poecilus
Eigenmann, 1912

Microglanis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudopimelodidae native to South America. This genus has the widest distribution within its family, with species ranging from the Guianas, Venezuela, western slope of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru to the Río de La Plata basin in Argentina.[1] They occur eastward to the Orinoco and Amazon basins.[2] It is also present in the eastern coastal rivers of Brazil.[2]

Taxonomy

This genus is considered monophyletic by a number of autapomorphies.[1] The genus can be divided into groups of species. For example, the M. parahybae group consist of M. carlae, M. garavelloi, M. leptostriatus, M. minutus, M. parahybae and M. pataxo.[3]

Species

There are currently 25 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ a b 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). Neotropical Ichthyology, 4 (2): 157–166.
  2. ^ a b Mori, H. & Shibatta, O.A. (2006): A new species of Microglanis Eigenmann, 1912 (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae) from rio São Francisco basin, Brazil. Zootaxa, 1302: 31–42.
  3. ^ a b 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). Vertebrate Zoology, 60 (3): 187-192.
  4. ^ 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, 14 (3): e160031.
  5. ^ 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, 11 (3): 507-512.
  6. ^ Shibatta, O.A. (2014): A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper rio Tocantins basin, Goiás State, Central Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (1): 81-87.
  7. ^ a b Ruiz, W.B.G. & Shibatta, O.A. (2011): Two new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the upper-middle rio Araguaia basin, Central Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (4): 697-707.
  8. ^ Mattos, J.L.O., Ottoni, F.P. & Barbosa, M.A. (2013): Microglanis pleriqueater, a new species of catfish from the São João river basin, eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Pseudopimelodidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 147-154.
  9. ^ 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: 53-66.