Biology:Astroblepus phelpsi
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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. phelpsi
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| Astroblepus phelpsi (L. P. Schultz, 1944)
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Astroblepus phelpsi is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.[1][2]
Named in honor of businessman and ornithologist William H. Phelps, of Caracas, a “well-known leader in furthering the development of the biological sciences in Venezuela” (we assume name honors Phelps, Sr. (1875-1965), but it could also apply to William H. Phelps, Jr. (1902-1988), who continued his father’s commercial and ornithological work in Venezuela.[3]
References
- ↑ "Astroblepus phelpsi". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=49711&genusname=Astroblepus&speciesname=phelpsi. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Astroblepus phelpsi". Aquatab. http://aquatab.net/system/astroblepus-phelpsi/. 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 ☰ Q5571285 entry
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