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Holotype, 32.5 mm SL
Holotype, dorsal view
Holotype, ventral view
Pectoral fin spine, dorsal view. Bar = 1mm

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Microglanis carlae** Vera Alcaraz, da Graça & Shibatta, 2008
Common Name	South American Bumblebee Catfish
Type Locality	Ñeembucú, Mburika, arroyo Yacaré, left bank tributary of río Tebicuary, río Paraguay basin, 26°39'S, 58°05'W, Paraguay.
Etymology	Micro - small, glanis - catfish - in reference to the rather small forms of catfish that this genus contains. The specific name is in honor of Carla Simone Pavanelli for her contributions to Neotropical Ichthyology.
Species Information
Size	34mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Microglanis was described by Eigenmann (1912) to include small pimelodids with the head as wide as long, the skull covered by skin only; the occipital crest small; frontal fontanel not extending much if any behind the eye, and a minute occipital fontanel sometimes present; eye without a free orbital margin; dorsal and pectoral spines well developed; and premaxillary patches of teeth without backward projecting angles. From original description: The following combination of characters distinguishes Microglanis carlae from its congeners: 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.
Sexing	Analysis of the reproductive condition in six specimens indicated adult males to be about 23 mm SL and females to be about 25 mm SL.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Río Paraguay basin in Paraguay. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Other Parameters	This species, per the original description, was found in moderately flowing sections of streams with dark brown water and bottoms of sand and mud. Specimens were collected with a dip net under floating vegetation at a depth of 1.5 to 2 m. The arroyo Yacaré (type locality) is a deep stream of dark brown water with patches of floating vegetation of Eichhornia sp. along the margins.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	According to the original description the stomach contents of two specimens included algae and insect larvae. User data.
Compatibility	Non aggressive and sociable with its own and other species.
Suggested Tankmates	Virtually all good community fish, although any young fry present in the aquarium will be in extreme jeopardy - especially after dark.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3), pp 426, Figs. 1-2.
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Last Update	2021 Jan 31 02:29 (species record created: 2009 Jan 30 17:23)