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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); pleriqueater: 'pleriqueater', i.e., from 'plerique'(Latin), meaning mostly; and 'ater'(Latin), meaning black. An adjective (Ref. 94539).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
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South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94539)
It is found in rivers. The largest specimen is 5.18 in standard length (Ref. 94539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mattos, J.L.O., F.P. Ottoni and M.A. Barbosa, 2013. Microglanis pleriqueater, a new species of catfish from the São João river basin, eastern Brazil (Teleostei: Pseudopimelodidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 24(2):147-154. (Ref. 94539)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00314 - 0.01747), b=3.10 (2.90 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).