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Microglanis berbixae Tobes, Falconí-López, Valdiviezo-Rivera & Provenzano, 2020

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes) > Batrochoglaninae
Etymology: Microglanis: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335); berbixae: 'berbixae', i.e., in honor of Maria Resureccion Sesma Lizari, "Berbixe', mother of Ibon Tobes Sesma (Ref. 128950).
Eponymy: ‘Berbixe’ is the affectionate nickname of María Resurección Sesma Lizari, mother of the senior author Ibon Tobes Sesma. She was honoured “for its [sic] unconditional support and infinite love.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Ecuador.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128950)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in the central area or mouth of a stream, with shallow rapids and subtrates composed of pebbles, small scattered boulders, sand, gravel, and bedrock. The largest specimen observed was 5.42 cm, standard length (Ref. 128950).

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Tobes, I., A. Falconí-López, J. Valdiviezo-Rivera and F. Provenzano-Rizzi, 2020. A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the Pacific slope of Ecuador. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 18(2):1-19. (Ref. 128950)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00314 - 0.01747), b=3.10 (2.90 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).