Biology:Microlepidogaster

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Microlepidogaster
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Microlepidogaster is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 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". Zootaxa 3608 (5): 379–388. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3608.5.6. PMID 24614478. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03608p388.pdf. 
  2. 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". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 25 (3): 213–221. http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief25_3_03.pdf. 
  3. 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.6. PMID 25544237. 

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