Microlepidogaster arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Microlepidogaster arachas; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:12:06.381756+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microlepidogaster arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013
- Name authority
- Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Microlepidogaster
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyHypoptopomatinae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
- genusMicrolepidogaster Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
- speciesMicrolepidogaster arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microlepidogaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Microlepidogaster bourguyi Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microlepidogaster dimorpha Martins & Langeani, 2011 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microlepidogaster negomata Martins, Cherobim, Andrade & Langeani, 2017 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- 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. Zootaxa, 3608. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3608.5.6 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:42XTY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.