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Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes)
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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128950)
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00264 - 0.01578), b=3.09 (2.88 - 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).