Astroblepus rengifoi

Astroblepus rengifoi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Astroblepidae
Genus:	Astroblepus
Species:	A. rengifoi
Binomial name
	Astroblepus rengifoi; (Dahl, 1960)

Astroblepus rengifoi is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on the Atrato River in Colombia.[1][2]

Named in honor of entomologist Santiago Rengifo Salcedo (1913-1965), for his “ceaseless work for the advancement of biological science in Colombia”.[3]

References

"Astroblepus rengifoi". FishBase. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
"Astroblepus rengifoi". Aquatab. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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

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.

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[1] "Astroblepus rengifoi". FishBase. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[2] "Astroblepus rengifoi". Aquatab. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[ETYFish-3] 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.