Astroblepus mariae explained

Astroblepus mariae is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found on the Meta River in Colombia and Venezuela.^{[1] [2]}

Named in honor of Hermano Apolinar Maria (1867-1949), Director, Museum at the Instituto de La Salle, Bogotá, who collected the type species and offered Fowler the opportunity to study it.^[3]

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. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astroblepus mariae. FishBase. 3 July 2014.
2. Web site: Astroblepus aariae. Aquatab. 3 July 2014.
3. Web site: Order SILURIFORMES: Families CALLICHTHYIDAE, SCOLOPLACIDAE and ASTROBLEPIDAE . 10 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.