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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 (20 in), 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. It reaches 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in standard length.

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Microplecostomus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Microplecostomus
G. S. C. Silva, Roxo, L. E. Ochoa & de Oliveira, 20162
Species:
M. forestii
Binomial name
Microplecostomus forestii
G. S. C. Silva, Roxo, L. E. Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016

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 (20 in), 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.2 It reaches 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in standard length.3

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.4

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References

  1. Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Microplecostomus forestii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T173833424A173833428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173833424A173833428.en. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. 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.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Microplecostomus forestii". FishBase.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (31 December 2024). "Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamily HYPOPTOPOMATINAE Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890 (Cascudinhos)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 March 2025.