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Microlepidogaster discus

Microlepidogaster discus 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 the Jequitinhonha River in southeastern Brazil. This species reaches a standard length of 4.6 cm (1.8 in).

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Microlepidogaster discus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Microlepidogaster
Species:
M. discus
Binomial name
Microlepidogaster discus
Martins, A. C. Rosa & Langeani, 20141

Microlepidogaster discus 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 the Jequitinhonha River in southeastern Brazil.2 This species reaches a standard length of 4.6 cm (1.8 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. 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 (4): 560–570. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.696.1183. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3873.5.6. PMID 25544237.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microlepidogaster discus". FishBase. February 2026 version.