Biology:Aspidoras mephisto
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| Aspidoras mephisto | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoras |
| Species: | A. mephisto
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| Aspidoras mephisto Tencatt & Bichuette, 2017[1]
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Aspidoras mephisto is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys.[1] This species is found in South America where it is endemic to the Anésio-Russão cave system in the upper Tocantins River basin in Goiás, Brazil. This fish is the first species of armoured catfish that is troglobitic.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Aspidoras". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Aspidoras.
- ↑ Tencatt LFC; Bichuette ME (2017). "Aspidoras mephisto, new species: The first troglobitic Callichthyidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from South America". PLOS ONE 12 (3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171309. PMID 28248959. Bibcode: 2017PLoSO..1271309T.
Wikidata ☰ Q106715279 entry
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