Species delimitation reveals an underestimated diversity of Andean catfishes of the family Astroblepidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)

Species delimitation reveals an underestimated diversity of Andean catfishes of the family Astroblepidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)

ABSTRACT Catfishes of the family Astroblepidae form a group composed by 82 valid species of the genus Astroblepus inhabiting high-gradient streams and rivers throughout tropical portions of the Andean Cordillera. Little has been advanced in the systematics and biodiversity of astroblepids other than...

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Main Authors: Luz E. Ochoa, Bruno F. Melo, Jorge E. García-Melo, Javier A. Maldonado-Ocampo, Camila S. Souza, Juan G. Albornoz-Garzón, Cristhian C. Conde-Saldaña, Francisco Villa-Navarro, Armando Ortega-Lara, Claudio Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2020-12-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
Andes
Catfishes
Delimitation
Ostariophysi
Systematics
Taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v18n4/1982-0224-ni-18-04-e200048.pdf

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