Microglanis iheringi is a species of South Americancatfish described by Alcides Lourenço Gomes in 1945.[1] The species belongs to the genus Microglanis, a group of catfishes that are native to South America and which are distributed widely throughout the region. M. iheringi is endemic to the Orinoco river basin and populations are present in parts of Colombia and Venezuela.[1] One estimate places the total population at more than 10,000 individuals.[1]
The species inhabits freshwaterrivers, streams, and lagoons which are usually clear and flowing. It is typically demersal and insectivorous, primarily feeding on ants. Standard length for an individual is about 60 millimeters. A single female may produce nearly 650 eggs in a breeding season.[1]
Specimens may be identified distinctly from other species in the genus by its "bar-shaped blotch on caudal-fin base" and a "lateral line reaching a vertical through adipose-fin origin"[2]
^ abcdeVilla-Navarro, F.; et al. (2021). "Microglanis iheringi". IUCN Red List.
^Urbano-Bonilla, Alexander; Ballen, Gustavo A.; Herrera-R, Guido A.; Zamudio, Jhon; Herrera-Collazos, Edgar E.; DoNascimiento, Carlos; Prada-Pedreros, Saúl; Maldonado-Ocampo, Javier A. (2018-01-26). "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species". ZooKeys (733): 65–97. doi:10.3897/zookeys.733.20159. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC5799730. PMID 29416408.
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