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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypoptopomatinae
Etymology: Microlepidogaster: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, gaster = stomach (Ref. 45335); negomata: Species name refers to Fazenda Nego Matá, locality in Ribeirão Bebedouro where the species was captured; noun in apposition (Ref. 115560).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115560)
Inhabits very small stream with gravel, stones and sandy bottom. Found associated with marginal vegetation and other species (Astyanax bimaculatus, A. rivularis, Cetopsorhamdia iheringi, Harttia sp., Imparfinis sp., Parotocinclus prata, Trichomycterus sp., and Trichomycterus sp. ) (Ref. 115560).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Martins, F.O., A.M. Cherobim, B.N. Andrade and F. Langeani, 2017. Microlepidogaster negomata, a new hypoptopomatine catfish (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) from Rio São Francisco basin, southern Brazil. Zootaxa 4276(2). (Ref. 115560)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00337 - 0.01709), b=3.12 (2.93 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).