Microglanis sparsus Ruiz, 2016
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microglanis sparsus Ruiz, 2016
- Name authority
- Ruiz, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Pseudopimelodidae
- Genus
- Microglanis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyPseudopimelodidae Fernández-Yépez & Antón, 1966
- genusMicroglanis Eigenmann, 1912
- speciesMicroglanis sparsus Ruiz, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microglanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Microglanis nigripinnis Bizerril & Perez-Neto, 1992 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis oliveirai Ruiz & Shibatta, 2011 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis parahybae (Steindachner, 1880) | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis poecilus Eigenmann, 1912 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis robustus Ruiz & Shibatta, 2010 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis variegatus Eigenmann & Henn, 1914 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis maculatus Shibatta, 2014 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis garavelloi Shibatta & Benine, 2005 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis ater Ahl, 1936 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis secundus Mees, 1974 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis iheringi Gomes, 1946 | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microglanis cottoides (Boulenger, 1891) | PseudopimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ruiz, W. B. G. (2016). Three new species of catfishes of the genus Microglanis from Brazil (Teleostei: Pseudopimelodidae), with comments on the characters used within the genus. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:D5GS7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.