''Micromyzon'' is a

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of tiny

catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...

in the

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Aspredinidae The Aspredinidae are a small South American family (biology), family of catfishes (order (biology), order Siluriformes) also known as the banjo catfishes, with about 43 species. Distribution Aspredinids are found throughout the major tropical ri ...

native to relatively deep parts of the

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and

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basins in

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.Carvalho, T.P., Lundberg, J.G., Baskin, J.N., Friel, J.P. & Reis, R.E. (2016)
A new species of the blind and miniature genus ''Micromyzon'' Friel and Lundberg, 1996 (Silurifomes: Aspredinidae) from the Orinoco River: describing catfish diversity using high-resolution computed tomography.
''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 165 (1): 37-53.''

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * '' Micromyzon akamai'' Friel & Lundberg, 1996 * '' Micromyzon orinoco'' T. P Carvalho, Lundberg, Baskin, Friel & R. E. dos Reis, 2016

References

Aspredinidae Catfish genera {{Siluriformes-stub