Microlepidogaster
Microlepidogaster is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
| Microlepidogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Otothyrini |
| Genus: | Microlepidogaster C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Microlepidogaster perforatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 [1] | |
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Microlepidogaster arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013 [1]
- Microlepidogaster bourguyi A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911
- Microlepidogaster dimorpha Martins & Langeani, 2011
- Microlepidogaster discontenta Calegari, E. V. Silva & R. E. dos Reis, 2014 [2]
- Microlepidogaster discus Martins, A. C. Rosa & Langeani, 2014 [3]
- Microlepidogaster longicolla Calegari & R. E. dos Reis, 2010
- Microlepidogaster perforatus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
References
- Martins F.O.; Calegari B.B.; Langeani F. (2013). "Microlepidogaster arachas, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3608 (5): 379–388. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3608.5.6.
- Calegari, B.B.; Silva, E.V. & Reis, R.E. (2014). "Microlepidogaster discontenta, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Teleostei: Loricariidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (3): 213–221.
- Martins F.O.; Rosa A.C.; Langeani F. (2014). "Microlepidogaster discus, a new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Jequitinhonha basin, southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 3873 (4): 560–570.
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