Name - Astroblepus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1291991 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Astroblepus (Humb.)

• Astroblepus Humboldt 1805

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Genus

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Recent Publications

• Family Astroblepidae - Andean hillstream or climbing catfishes.
• Corroboration that the Mc1r Gly/Ser mutation correlates with the phenotypic expression of pigmentation in Astroblepus.
• DNA Barcode methods reveal diversity of Astroblepus species in the Porce River drainage, Colombia.
• Threshold elemental ratios and the temperature dependence of herbivory in fishes.
• First documented case of predation on the Rio Pescado Jambato Toad (Atelopus balios Peters, 1973) by the Andean Catfish (Astroblepus sp.) on Cerro de Hayas, Naranjal, Ecuador.

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