Microplecostomus (original) (raw)

Microplecostomus forestii, is a species of fish in the family Loricariidae found in two tributaries of the Tocantizinho River in the Tocantins basin. This species is the only member of its genus. The fish is named in honor of 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.