Astroblepus nicefori
| Astroblepus nicefori | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Astroblepidae |
| Genus: | Astroblepus |
| Species: | A. nicefori
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| Binomial name | |
| Astroblepus nicefori G. S. Myers, 1932[2]
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Astroblepus nicefori is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Astroblepidae, the climbing catfishes.[2] This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in Sonsón in Antioquia, in the Magdalena and Cauca river basins and in the San Juan River, which drains into the Pacific. This species occurs in sandy or rocky rivers with torrential flows and abundant periphyton.[1] A. nicefori attains a maximum standard length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, nicefori, honors Brother Hermano Nicéforo María, Museo del Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá; a Frenchman originally named Antoine Rouhaire Siauzade who became a missionary in Colombia under his monastic name, he sent a collection of Colombian freshwater fishes to Myers, including the type specimen of this one.[4]
References
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Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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