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Microlepidogaster discontenta

Microlepidogaster discontenta 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 Brazil where it occurs in the basin of the São Francisco River along the borders between the state Minas Gerais and Goiás. This species reaches a standard length of 4 cm (1.6 in).

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Microlepidogaster discontenta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Microlepidogaster
Species:
M. discontenta
Binomial name
Microlepidogaster discontenta
Calegari, E. V. Silva & R. E. dos Reis, 20141

Microlepidogaster discontenta is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos.1 This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the basin of the São Francisco River along the borders between the state Minas Gerais and Goiás.2 This species reaches a standard length of 4 cm (1.6 in).3

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  1. 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.
  2. Calegari, Bárbara; Silva, Ellen & Reis, Roberto (2014). "Microlepidogaster discontenta, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Teleostei: Loricariidae) from the Rio São Francisco Basin, Brazil". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25: 213–221.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microlepidogaster discontenta". FishBase. February 2026 version.