Malabarba's Bumblebee Catfish

Microglanis malabarbai

Five Centimeters Catfish of the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Malabarba's Bumblebee Catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Pseudopimelodidae
Genus: Microglanis
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America : known only from the Rio Ijuí, a tributary of the middle Rio Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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