Microlepidogaster
Genus of fishes
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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 8 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Microlepidogaster arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013 [1]
- Microlepidogaster dimorpha Martins & Langeani, 2011
- Microlepidogaster discontenta Calegari, E. V. Silva & R. E. dos Reis, 2014 [3]
- Microlepidogaster discus Martins, A. C. Rosa & Langeani, 2014 [4]
- Microlepidogaster longicolla Calegari & R. E. dos Reis, 2010
- Microlepidogaster negomata Martins, Cherobim, Andrade & Langeani, 2017
- Microlepidogaster perforatus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
- Microlepidogaster roseae Martins, 2022
