Biology:Astroblepus mariae
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| Astroblepus mariae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. mariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus mariae (Fowler, 1919)
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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
- ↑ "Astroblepus mariae". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=49694&genusname=Astroblepus&speciesname=mariae. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Astroblepus aariae". Aquatab. http://aquatab.net/system/astroblepus-mariae/. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes2/.
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
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