Microlepidogaster
| Microlepidogaster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Siluriformes | 
| Family: | Loricariidae | 
| Subfamily: | Hypoptopomatinae | 
| 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 2 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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