Microplecostomus forestii Silva, Roxo, Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016
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
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.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Microplecostomus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:12:34.987438+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microplecostomus forestii Silva, Roxo, Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016
- Name authority
- Silva, Roxo, Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Microplecostomus
- 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
- subfamilyLoricariidae_incertae_sedis
- genusMicroplecostomus Silva, Roxo, Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016
- speciesMicroplecostomus forestii Silva, Roxo, Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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.
- Roxo, F. F.; S.C. Silva, G.; Orrego, 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. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.598.7400 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:433MV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.