Description of a new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the Amazon basin, Amazonas State, Brazil

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Jarduli, Lucas Ribeiro, Shibatta, Oscar Akio (2013): Description of a new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from the Amazon basin, Amazonas State, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 11 (3): 507-512, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252013000300004, URL: scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000300507&lng=en&tlng=en The first species of Microglanis from the rio Amazonas, Amazonas State, Brazil is described.

This species differs from all congeners by the forked caudal fin, and color pattern of the supraoccipital region consisting of two elliptical and juxtaposed pale spots, besides a combination of morphometrics characters. A primeira espécie de Microglanis da calha do rio Amazonas, estado do Amazonas, Brasil é descrita. Essa espécie difere de todas as congêneres pela nadadeira caudal bifurcada e padrão de colorido da região supraoccipital constituído por duas manchas elípticas claras e justapostas, além de uma combinação de caracteres morfométricos.