Astroblepus nicefori
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Astroblepus nicefori | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Astroblepidae |
Genus: | Astroblepus |
Species: | A. nicefori
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Binomial name | |
Astroblepus nicefori (G. S. Myers, 1932)
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Astroblepus nicefori is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found of the Cauca River and the Magdalena River in Colombia.[2][3]
Named in honor of Brother Hermano Nicéforo María (1888-1980), Museo del Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá; a Frenchman originally named Antoine Rouhaire Siauzade who became a missionary in Colombia under his monastic name, he sent a collection of Colombian freshwater fishes to Myers, including the type specimen of this one.[4]
References
- ^ S. Usma; L. Mesa-Salazar; P. Sanchez-Duarte; C. Lasso (2016). "Astroblepus nicefori". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Astroblepus nicefori". FishBase. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Astroblepus nicefori". Aquatab. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
Bibliography
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.Error: "Q5540546" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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