Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon.
Rhyacoglanis pulcher is a rare Neotropical rheophilic bumblebee catfish known only from the type locality in the Cis-Andean Amazon region, Ecuador, and the type-species of the genus. So far, the three syntypes collected in 1880 were the only specimens unambiguously associated to the name R. pulcher...
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| author | Junior Chuctaya Oscar Akio Shibatta Andrea C Encalada Karla S Barragán Maria de Lourdes Torres Estefanía Rojas Valeria Ochoa-Herrera Juliano Ferrer |
| author_facet | Junior Chuctaya Oscar Akio Shibatta Andrea C Encalada Karla S Barragán Maria de Lourdes Torres Estefanía Rojas Valeria Ochoa-Herrera Juliano Ferrer |
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| description | Rhyacoglanis pulcher is a rare Neotropical rheophilic bumblebee catfish known only from the type locality in the Cis-Andean Amazon region, Ecuador, and the type-species of the genus. So far, the three syntypes collected in 1880 were the only specimens unambiguously associated to the name R. pulcher available in scientific collections. Recently, a specimen was discovered in a fast-flowing stretch of the Villano river, a tributary of the Curaray river, Napo river basin, Ecuador, representing a new record after nearly 140 years. Here, we present this new record, identified by morphology, provide the DNA barcode sequence of the specimen, and propose why the species of Rhyacoglanis are scarce in zoological collections. Additionally, we discuss the intraspecific variation in the color pattern observed in R. pulcher. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0dd7ce3f1ff4bccaa7fa79fbadadae52023-12-12T05:35:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01187e028712010.1371/journal.pone.0287120Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon.Junior ChuctayaOscar Akio ShibattaAndrea C EncaladaKarla S BarragánMaria de Lourdes TorresEstefanía RojasValeria Ochoa-HerreraJuliano FerrerRhyacoglanis pulcher is a rare Neotropical rheophilic bumblebee catfish known only from the type locality in the Cis-Andean Amazon region, Ecuador, and the type-species of the genus. So far, the three syntypes collected in 1880 were the only specimens unambiguously associated to the name R. pulcher available in scientific collections. Recently, a specimen was discovered in a fast-flowing stretch of the Villano river, a tributary of the Curaray river, Napo river basin, Ecuador, representing a new record after nearly 140 years. Here, we present this new record, identified by morphology, provide the DNA barcode sequence of the specimen, and propose why the species of Rhyacoglanis are scarce in zoological collections. Additionally, we discuss the intraspecific variation in the color pattern observed in R. pulcher.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287120 |
| spellingShingle | Junior Chuctaya Oscar Akio Shibatta Andrea C Encalada Karla S Barragán Maria de Lourdes Torres Estefanía Rojas Valeria Ochoa-Herrera Juliano Ferrer Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon. PLoS ONE |
| title | Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon. |
| title_full | Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon. |
| title_fullStr | Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon. |
| title_short | Rediscovery of Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887) (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae), a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from Ecuadorian Amazon. |
| title_sort | rediscovery of rhyacoglanis pulcher boulenger 1887 siluriformes pseudopimelodidae a rare rheophilic bumblebee catfish from ecuadorian amazon |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287120 |
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