Microlepidogaster longicolla

Microlepidogaster longicolla

Four Point Six Centimeters Catfish of South American Waters

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Microlepidogaster longicolla is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 4.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Microlepidogaster
Maximum length: 4.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: upper reaches of the rio São Bartolomeu, a tributary to the rio Corumbá, itself a tributary to the rio Paranaíba of the upper rio Paraná basin near Brasília in central Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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