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]

Astroblepus guentheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)

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

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  1. ^ a b Sanchez-Duarte, P.; Mesa-Salazar, L.; Usma, S.; Lasso, C. (2016). "Astroblepus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49830752A61474143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830752A61474143.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Synonyms of Astroblepus guentheri (Boulenger, 1887)". Fishbase. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Astroblepus guentheri". FishBase. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Astroblepus guentheri". aquatab.net. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

Bibliography

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  • 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.