Biology:Astroblepus guentheri

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Short description: Species of fish

Astroblepus guentheri
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. guentheri
Binomial name
Astroblepus guentheri
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Stygogenes guentheri Boulenger, 1887
  • Arges guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)
  • Cyclopium guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)

Astroblepus guentheri is a carnivorous species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found in rainforest streams in the basin of the Magdalena-Cauca rivers and in some Pacific slope rivers in Colombia. It is an uncommon and not well studied species.[3][4][1]

Although patronym not identified but clearly in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist Albert Günther (1830-1914), British Museum (Natural History), where the type specimen is housed.[5]


References

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.

Wikidata ☰ Q5583439 entry