Microplecostomus

Microplecostomus forestii, is a species of fish in the family Loricariidae found in two tributaries of the Tocantizinho River in the Tocantins basin. It is typically found in shallow, clear waters at depths of around 50 cm (19.7 inches), in flat rocky environments. It is known to occur alongside the species Rhinolekos capetinga, as well as members of the genera Ancistrus, Creagrutus, Hypostomus, Ituglanis, and Phenacorhamdia. This species is the only member of its genus.[1] It reaches 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) in standard length.[2]

Microplecostomus forestii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Subfamily:
Neoplecostominae
Genus:
Microplecostomus

G. S. C. Silva, Roxo, L. E. Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016 [1]
Species:
M. forestii
Binomial name
Microplecostomus forestii
G. S. C. Silva, Roxo, L. E. Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016

The fish is named in honor of Fausto Foresti of the Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”-UNESP, Brazil, because of his contributions to fish genetics, with more than 250 papers published in this field.[3]


References
  1. Silva, G.S.C., Roxo, F.F., Ochoa, L.E. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Description of a new catfish genus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Tocantins River basin in central Brazil, with comments on the historical zoogeography of the new taxon. ZooKeys, 598: 129–157.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Microplecostomus forestii". FishBase.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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