Teleostei >
Siluriformes (Catfishes)
鯰形目 (Catfishes) >
Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes)
擬長鬚鯰科 (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes)
Etymology: Microglanis: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).