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Astroblepus nicefori

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Astroblepus nicefori is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found of the Cauca River and the Magdalena River in Colombia.[2][3]

Named in honor of Brother Hermano Nicéforo María (1888-1980), Museo del Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá; a Frenchman originally named Antoine Rouhaire Siauzade who became a missionary in Colombia under his monastic name, he sent a collection of Colombian freshwater fishes to Myers, including the type specimen of this one.[4]

References

  1. ^ S. Usma; L. Mesa-Salazar; P. Sanchez-Duarte; C. Lasso (2016). "Astroblepus nicefori". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Astroblepus nicefori". FishBase. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Astroblepus nicefori". Aquatab. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
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Astroblepus nicefori: Brief Summary

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Astroblepus nicefori is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found of the Cauca River and the Magdalena River in Colombia.

Named in honor of Brother Hermano Nicéforo María (1888-1980), Museo del Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá; a Frenchman originally named Antoine Rouhaire Siauzade who became a missionary in Colombia under his monastic name, he sent a collection of Colombian freshwater fishes to Myers, including the type specimen of this one.

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