Andeancistrus eschwartzae
Andeancistrus eschwartzae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Amundalo River, which is part of the Pastaza River drainage basin in Ecuador. The species reaches 14.4 cm (5.7 inches) SL and it is named after Eugenia Schwartz, who is noted to have supported the research needed to describe the species.[2][3]
| Andeancistrus eschwartzae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Andeancistrus |
| Species: | A. eschwartzae |
| Binomial name | |
| Andeancistrus eschwartzae Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015 | |
References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Andeancistrus eschwartzae Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Andeancistrus eschwartzae". FishBase.
- Lujan, N.K., Meza-Vargas, V. & Barriga-Salazar, R. (2015): Two New Chaetostoma Group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) Sister Genera from Opposite Sides of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, with the Description of One New Species. Copeia, 103 (3): 651-663.
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