Microlepidogaster

Microlepidogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypoptopomatinae
Genus:	Microlepidogaster; C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Type species
	Microlepidogaster perforatus; C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889

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.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

Microlepidogaster arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013
Microlepidogaster dimorpha Martins & Langeani, 2011
Microlepidogaster discontenta Calegari, E. V. Silva & R. E. dos Reis, 2014
Microlepidogaster discus Martins, A. C. Rosa & Langeani, 2014
Microlepidogaster longicolla Calegari & R. E. dos Reis, 2010
Microlepidogaster negomata Martins, Cherobim, Andrade & Langeani, 2017
Microlepidogaster perforata C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Microlepidogaster roseae Martins, 2022

Species inquirenda

Microlepidogaster bourguyi A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911

References

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microlepidogaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
↑ 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. PMID 24614478. S2CID 393595.
↑ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.6. PMID 25544237.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 April 2026.

[2] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Microlepidogaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[Martins2013-3] 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. PMID 24614478. S2CID 393595.

[Calegari2014-4] 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.

[Martins2014-5] 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.