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Microglanis
Microglanis is a genus of fish in the family Pseudopimelodidae native to South America. This genus has the widest distribution within its family, with species ranging from the Guianas to Venezuela; western slope of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru to the Río de La Plata basin in Argentina. They occur eastward to the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It is also present in the eastern coastal rivers of Brazil.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 31 known species
Wood Bumblebee Catfish
speciesMicroglanis variegatus
Microglanis oliveirai
speciesMicroglanis oliveirai
Arroyo Bumblebee Catfish
speciesMicroglanis carlae
Uruguayan Bumblebee Catfish
speciesMicroglanis cottoides
Malabarba's Bumblebee Catfish
speciesMicroglanis malabarbai
Dwarf Marbled Catfish
speciesMicroglanis poecilus
Microglanis cibelae
speciesMicroglanis cibelae
Brunette Bumblebee Catfish
speciesMicroglanis berbixae
Microglanis eurystoma
speciesMicroglanis eurystoma
Microglanis ater
speciesMicroglanis ater
Microglanis zonatus
speciesMicroglanis zonatus
Microglanis leniceae
speciesMicroglanis leniceae
Microglanis lucenai
speciesMicroglanis lucenai
Bicolor Bumblebee Catfish
speciesMicroglanis iheringi
Microglanis lundbergi
speciesMicroglanis lundbergi
Microglanis secundus
speciesMicroglanis secundus
Microglanis maculatus
speciesMicroglanis maculatus
harlequin catfish
speciesMicroglanis parahybae
Microglanis pellopterygius
speciesMicroglanis pellopterygius
Microglanis pleriqueater
speciesMicroglanis pleriqueater
Microglanis sparsus
speciesMicroglanis sparsus
Microglanis garavelloi
speciesMicroglanis garavelloi
Microglanis leptostriatus
speciesMicroglanis leptostriatus
Microglanis nigripinnis
speciesMicroglanis nigripinnis
Microglanis minutus
speciesMicroglanis minutus
Microglanis nigrolineatus
speciesMicroglanis nigrolineatus
Microglanis pataxo
speciesMicroglanis pataxo
Microglanis reikoae
speciesMicroglanis reikoae
Microglanis robustus
speciesMicroglanis robustus
Microglanis xerente
speciesMicroglanis xerente
Microglanis xylographicus
speciesMicroglanis xylographicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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