Microlepidogaster bourguyi Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
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 bourguyi is possibly a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae. the cascudinhos. The species was first formally described in 1911 by the Brazilian zoologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro, who gave its type locality as "Brazil". The syntype was located in the National Museum of Brazil but its identity is unconfirmed meaning that this taxon is a species inquirenda. The specific name honors the Brazilian zoologist and curator, Hermillo Bourguy Macedo de Mendonça, who Miranda-Ribeiro studied under, later becoming his deputy at the National Museum.
Wikipedia contributors, Microlepidogaster bourguyi; 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 bourguyi Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
- Name authority
- Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
- 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 bourguyi Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
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 arachas Martins, Calegari & Langeani, 2013 | 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.
- Miranda Ribeiro, & de, A. (1911). Fauna brasiliense. Peixes. Tomo IV (A) [Eleutherobranchios Aspirophoros]. Arquivos Do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, v. 16: 1–504, Pls. 22–54. 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:6RGQG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.