Trichomycterus sketi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Species: Trichomycterus sketi

Name

Trichomycterus sketi Castellanos-Morales, 2011: 34, Figs. 1-4

Holotype: CAC-CDMB 104.

Paratypes: ANSP 189652 (1); CAC-CDMB 105 (1), 110 (2, c&s); IAvH-P 11806 (2); MBUCV-V-35641 (1); MLS 1256 (1); UIS-Th 1718 (1).

Type locality: Municipio La Paz, vereda Casas Blancas, Cueva del Indio, 6°50'21"N, 73°05'18"W, departamento de Santander, Colombia, elevation 2157 meters.

References

• Castellanos-Morales, C.A. 2011: Trichomycterus sketi: a new species of subterranean catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Andean Cordillera of Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 11(1-2): 33–41.
• Trichomycterus sketi in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.