All Fishes ⇒ LORICARIIDAE ⇒ Hypoptopomatinae ⇒ Microlepidogaster  |  | 

    Hop to next section All Fishes Data Sheet
    Scientific NameMicrolepidogaster discus    Martins, Rosa & Langeani, 2014
    Common Name
    Type LocalityMinas Gerais State, Botumirim, unnamed stream on dirt road Ita/cambira-Botumirim, tributary to rio Itacambiruçu, rio Jequitinhonha basin, 16°47’40'S, 43°03’39'W, Brazil, elevation 946 meters.
    Synonym(s)
    EtymologyLorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
    Hop to next section Habitat Information
    DistributionSouth America
    Minas Gerais State Rivers, Jequitinhonha, Itacambiruçu (click on these areas to find other species found there)

    Login to view the map.
    IUCN Red List Category
    Not Evaluated
    Hop to next section Husbandry Information
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
    Hop to next section Further Information
    ReferenceZootaxa 3873 (no. 4), pp 161, Figs. 1-4a.
    WishlistsLove this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list.
    There is no wish to keep this species.
    SpottersSpotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars!
    There is no record of this fish being seen.
    Hop to next section More Resources
    Forum BBCode
    Look up PlanetCatfish.comLook up M. discus on PlanetCatfish.com
    Look up on FishbaseLook up M. discus on Fishbase
    Look up on Encyclopedia of LifeLook up M. discus on Encyclopedia of Life
    Look up on Global Biodiversity Information FacilityLook up M. discus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility
    Microlepidogaster discus QR codeLFS label creator
    ARN ref:1.4.779.5729
    Last UpdateSat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)