%0 Journal Article
%T A new species of Microglanis (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae) from upper rio Paran¨¢ basin, Brazil
%A Shibatta
%A Oscar Akio
%A Benine
%A Ricardo Cardoso
%J Neotropical Ichthyology
%D 2005
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
%R 10.1590/S1679-62252005000400015
%X microglanis garavelloi, new species, collected in tributaries of rio paranapanema and rio tiet¨º, is the first species of the genus described from upper rio paran¨¢ basin. the new species can be distinguished from other species of microglanis on morphometric characters, color pattern, caudal-fin shape, pectoral-spine morphology and lateral line development. characters used specifically to distinguish m. garavelloi from m. cottoides (laguna dos patos and rio uruguay basins) and m. parahybae (rio para¨ªba do sul basin) include morphometrics, color pattern and pectoral-spine serration.
%K bumble bee catfish
%K freshwater fishes
%K neotropical
%K rio paranapanema
%K rio tiet¨º.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1679-62252005000400015&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en