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Pariolius maldonadoi

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Pariolius maldonadoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Pariolius
Species:
P. maldonadoi
Binomial name
Pariolius maldonadoi

Pariolius maldonadoi is a species of three-barbeled catfish was found in the small creeks and tributaries of the Upper Orinoco and Negro Rivers in Colombia. This species grows to a length of 3.2 centimetres (1.3 in) SL and inhabits sand and gravel bottoms of creeks of relatively fast flowing water as well as sluggish waters of the same streams where aquatic vegetation is lacking. It feeds mainly on Trichoptera larvae.[1]

Etymology

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The fishes name is in memoriam to Javier Maldonado-Ocampo, professor of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia for his contributions and his devotion to the Colombian and Neotropical Ichthyology.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Faustino-Fuster, D. R.; López-Castaño, J. A.; Quiñones, J. M.; Meza-Vargas, V. (2024). "Increasing the species diversity of the monotypic genus Pariolius Cope 1872 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) after more than 150 years". Zootaxa. 5433 (3): 389–403. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.6.
  2. ^ "New species: Pariolius maldonadoi and Pariolius pax". AquaInfo. 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 June 2024). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families HEPTAPTERIDAE, PHREATOBIIDAE, PIMELODIDAE and PSEUDOPIMELODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. v. 31.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 August 2024.