| Family: |
Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
3.41 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Río Paraguay basin in Paraguay. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 9-11. A member of the Microglanis parahybae species complex on the basis of color pattern which differs from other species of the genus by having the following combination of characters: paired and anal fins mottled or with thin faint bands, trunk with dark-brown saddles, anterior margin of pectoral spine with serrations retrorse proximally and antrorse distally, tip of pectoral spine as a distinct bony point, continuous portion of lateral line reaching vertical through last dorsal-fin ray, caudal peduncle with irregularly shaped, faint to dark blotch, maxillary barbel surpassing vertical through dorsal-spine origin, and dark bar on posterior flank continuous from base of adipose fin to that of anal fin (Ref. 79079).
Description: A iii,6, iii,7, iii,8; V i+5 (Ref. 79079). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in moderately flowing sections of streams with dark brown water and bottom of sand and mud. Collected using a dip net under floating vegetation at a depth of 1.5 to 2 m (Ref. 79079). Two specimens have stomach contents consisting of algae and insect larvae (Ref. 79079). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 February 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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