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Miuroglanis

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Miuroglanis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Tridentinae
Genus: Miuroglanis
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Species:
M. platycephalus
Binomial name
Miuroglanis platycephalus

Miuroglanis platycephalus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Miuroglanis.[1] This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Solimões River basin.[2] This species grows to a length of 1.2 centimetres (0.47 in) NG.

References

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  1. ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Miuroglanis platycephalus". FishBase. February 2012 version.