Biology:Astroblepus mariae

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Astroblepus mariae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. mariae
Binomial name
Astroblepus mariae
(Fowler, 1919)

Astroblepus mariae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on the Meta River in Colombia and Venezuela.[1][2]

Named in honor of Hermano Apolinar Maria (1867-1949), Director, Museum at the Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá, who collected the type species and offered Fowler the opportunity to study it.[3]


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 ☰ Q5776615 entry