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Microlepidogaster arachas

Microlepidogaster arachas is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish is endemic to tributaries of the Araguari, Perdizes and Dourados rivers, all part of the Paranaíba drainage, in the upper Paraná basin in the Brazilian states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. This species reaches a standard length of 4.2 cm (1.7 in). The specific name refers to the Araxás people, an indigenous group who lived in the highlands of southeastern Minas Gerais up to the mid-18th century.

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Microlepidogaster arachas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Microlepidogaster
Species:
M. arachas
Binomial name
Microlepidogaster arachas
Synonyms2
  • Rhinolekos arachas (Martins, Calegari & Langeani 2013)

Microlepidogaster arachas is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.2 This catfish is endemic to tributaries of the Araguari, Perdizes and Dourados rivers, all part of the Paranaíba drainage, in the upper Paraná basin in the Brazilian states of Goiás and Minas Gerais.13 This species reaches a standard length of 4.2 cm (1.7 in).4 The specific name refers to the Araxás people, an indigenous group who lived in the highlands of southeastern Minas Gerais up to the mid-18th century.5

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References

  1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Microlepidogaster arachas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T139564677A139564714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T139564677A139564714.pt. 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 21 April 2026.
  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.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microlepidogaster arachas". FishBase. February 2026 version.
  5. Christopher Scarpf (28 February 2026). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 21 April 2026.