Microglanis leptostriatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pseudopimelodidae
Genus: Microglanis
Species:
M. leptostriatus
Binomial name
Microglanis leptostriatus
Mori & Shibatta, 2006

Microglanis leptostriatus is a species of catfish belonging to the family Pseudopimelodidae. It appears to be entirely restricted to the middle and upper basin of the São Francisco River in Brazil.

This species is small (up to 4.23 centimetres (1.67 in) standard length)[1] but boldly patterned. Its most distinctive feature is a narrow, sinuous pale band running across the top of the otherwise dark head. the rest of the body is marked with pale and dark blotches, though overall it appears darker than many of its congeners as some of the light areas are mottled with darker spots.

References

  • Mori, H. & Shibatta, O. A. (2006). "A new species of Microglanis Eigenmann, 1912 (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae) from rio São Francisco basin, Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1302: 31–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1302.1.3. S2CID 85947735.
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Microglanis leptostriatus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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