Miuroglanis platycephalus

Miuroglanis platycephalus
Scientific classification
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

  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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Miuroglanis platycephalus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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