Troglomorphic features of Astroblepus pholeter, a cavefish from Ecuador, and possible introgressive hybridization
Cave organisms are often characterized by reduced pigmentation, eyesight, and enhanced mechanosensory functions. The stygobitic catfish Astroblepus pholeter is found within some subterranean drainages in Ecuador. The species was first described in 1962 with specimens that were all highly depigmented...
Main Authors: | Luis Espinasa, Jenna Robinson, Daphne Soares, Geoffrey Hoese, Theofilos Toulkeridis, Rickard Toomey III |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2018-08-01
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Series: | Subterranean Biology |
Online Access: | https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=27098 |
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