Micromyzon akamai
Friel and Lundberg 1996
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Aspredinidae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
Amazon River: freshwaterTypes
Holotype: MZUSP 48550.
Paratypes: FMNH 105106, MCP 18169, MZUSP 48551, MZUSP 48552, USNM 337566.
Distribution
Type locality: Rio Tocantins, above confluence with Rio Pará, Pará, Brazil, elevation 10-14 meters (2°02'S, 49°17'W).
Also known from:
Middle-lower Madeira, Amazonas main channel, Amazonas Estuary (Dagosta and de Pinna 2019).
Curaray River, a tributary of the Napo River, Ecuador (Chuctaya et al. 2021).
Conservation Status
[NE]
Key References
- Friel, J.P. (1994)
- Friel, J. and Lundberg, J.G. (1996)
- Crampton, W.G.R. (2008)
- Crampton, W.G.R. (2011)
- Carvalho, T.P., Lundberg, J.G., Baskin, J.N., Friel, J.P. and Reis, R.E. (2016)
- Carvalho, T.P., Arce H., M., Reis, R.E. and Sabaj, M.H. (2018)
- Friel, J.P. and Carvalho, T. (2018)
- Dagosta, F.C.P. and de Pinna, M.C.C (2019)
- Chuctaya, J., Encalada, A.C., Barragán, K.S., Torres, M.L., Rojas, K.E., Ochoa-Herrera, V. and Carvalho, T.P. (2021)
| Friel, J.P. | Thesis | 1994 | A phylogenetic study of the Neotropical banjo catfishes (Teleostei; Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) |
| Friel, J. and Lundberg, J.G. | Journal Article | 1996 | Micromyzon akamai, Gen. et Sp. Nov., a small and eyeless banjo catfish (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the river channels of the lower Amazon basin |
| Crampton, W.G.R. | Book Section | 2008 | Diversity and adaptation in deep-channel Neotropical electric fishes |
| Crampton, W.G.R. | Book Section | 2011 | An ecological perspective on diversity and distributions |
| Carvalho, T.P., Lundberg, J.G., Baskin, J.N., Friel, J.P. and Reis, R.E. | Journal Article | 2016 | A new species of the blind and minature genus Micromyzon Friel and Lundberg, 1996 (Siluriformes: Asprendinidae) from the Orinoco River: describing catfish diversity using high-resolution computed tomography |
| Carvalho, T.P., Arce H., M., Reis, R.E. and Sabaj, M.H. | Journal Article | 2018 | Molecular phylogeny of Banjo catfishes (Ostaryophisi: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae): A continental radiation in South American freshwaters |
| Friel, J.P. and Carvalho, T. | Book Section | 2018 | Family Aspredinidae - Banjo catfishes |
| Dagosta, F.C.P. and de Pinna, M.C.C | Journal Article | 2019 | The fishes of the Amazon: Distribution and biogeographical patterns, with a comprehensive list of species |
| Chuctaya, J., Encalada, A.C., Barragán, K.S., Torres, M.L., Rojas, K.E., Ochoa-Herrera, V. and Carvalho, T.P. | Journal Article | 2021 | New Ecuadorian records of the eyeless banjo catfish Micromyzon akamai (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) expand the species range and reveal intraspecific morphological variation |