Microglanis poecilus, Dwarf marbled catfish

Microglanis poecilus Eigenmann, 1912

Dwarf marbled catfish
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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).
More on author: Eigenmann.

Issue
Common names according to Axelrod et al. (1977:400) and Kenney (1985).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Essequibo River basin in Guyana and French Guiana (Ref. 39418); and Suriname (Ref. 59052).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39418)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in creeks with little current; living on the bottom covered with decomposing leaves (Ref. 27188).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Shibatta, Oscar Akio | Collaborators

Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 November 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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