Microglanis
| Microglanis | |
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| Microglanis sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pseudopimelodidae |
| Genus: |
Microglanis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
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Microglanis poecilus Eigenmann, 1912 |
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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.
There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus:
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