Loricariidae

Microlepidogaster bourguyi

Microlepidogaster bourguyi

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Tropical fish

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".