Astroblepus regani

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Astroblepus regani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Astroblepidae
Genus: Astroblepus
Species:
A. regani
Binomial name
Astroblepus regani
(Pellegrin, 1909)

Astroblepus regani is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found in Ecuador.[2][3]

Named in honor of ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943), Natural History Museum (London), for his important 1904 monograph on loricariid catfishes.[4]


References[edit]

  1. ^ Jimenez-Prado, P.; Arguello, P. (2016). "Astroblepus regani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T66599736A66648761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66599736A66648761.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Astroblepus regani". FishBase. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Astroblepus regani". Aquatab. Retrieved 4 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.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, num. 1, vol. 1–3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, United States. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.