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Aspredinidae (Banjo catfishes) > Hoplomyzontinae
Etymology: Micromyzon: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 13087). Tropical
South America: lower Amazon River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36695)
Inhabit channels of the white-water rivers on sandy substrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Friel, J.P. and J.G. Lundberg, 1996. Micromyzon akamai, gen. et sp. nov., a small and eyeless banjo catfish (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the river channels of the lower Amazon basin. Copeia 1996(3):641-648. (Ref. 13087)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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