Taxonavigation

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Microlepidogaster
Species: M. arachas – M. bourguyi – M. dimorpha – M. discontenta – M. discus – M. longicolla – M. negomata – M. perforatus

Name

Microlepidogaster Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

• Type species: Microlepidogaster perforatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889. Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.

References

• 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. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 25(3): 213–221. PDF. Reference page. 
• Eigenmann, C. H. & Eigenmann, R. S.; 1889: Description of new nematognathoid fishes from Brazil. West American Scientist, 6 (42): 8–10.

• Ferraris, C.J., jr. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. Abstract & excerpt PDF (part 1) PDF (part 2) Reference page. 

• 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. Zootaxa 3608(5): 379–388. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3608.5.6 Reference page. 

• 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(5): 560–570. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.6 Reference page. 

• Martins, F.O., Cherobim, A.M., Andrade, B.N. & Langeani, F. 2017. Microlepidogaster negomata, a new hypoptopomatine catfish (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from Rio São Francisco basin, southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4276(2): 233–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4276.2.5. Reference page.