Post by L Roebuck on Aug 2, 2007 7:48:48 GMT -5
New cave catfish discovered
A new species of cave catfish has been described from Colombia.
The description of the new catfish, named Trichomycterus santanderensis, by Cesar Castellanos-Morales is published in the latest issue of the journal Zootaxa.
The new species is known from the El Puente Cave in the upper Lebrija River drainage in northeast Colombia, and is named after its type locality (the cave lies within the Santander Department).
Trichomycterus santanderensis can be distinguished from other members of the genus in having the eyes variably reduced (from visible to imperceptible due to covering by thick skin), deep head, wide mouth, long barbels, the first pectoral-fin ray extended as a filament that is about 95% of the pectoral-fin length, and light-red pigmentation.
The cave where the catfish were discovered is oriented vertically with narrow, rocky passageways and galleries.
Source:Practical Fishkeeping
A new species of cave catfish has been described from Colombia.
The description of the new catfish, named Trichomycterus santanderensis, by Cesar Castellanos-Morales is published in the latest issue of the journal Zootaxa.
The new species is known from the El Puente Cave in the upper Lebrija River drainage in northeast Colombia, and is named after its type locality (the cave lies within the Santander Department).
Trichomycterus santanderensis can be distinguished from other members of the genus in having the eyes variably reduced (from visible to imperceptible due to covering by thick skin), deep head, wide mouth, long barbels, the first pectoral-fin ray extended as a filament that is about 95% of the pectoral-fin length, and light-red pigmentation.
The cave where the catfish were discovered is oriented vertically with narrow, rocky passageways and galleries.
Source:Practical Fishkeeping
