Microlepidogaster
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| Microlepidogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypoptopomatinae |
| Genus: | Microlepidogaster C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889[1] |
| Type species | |
| Microlepidogaster perforatus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889[1] | |
Microlepidogaster is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
