Astroblepus simonsii explained

Astroblepus simonsii is a species of catfish of the family Astroblepidae. It can be found in Peru.^{[1] [2]}

Named in honor of the American natural history collector in South America, Perry O. Simons (1869-1901), who collected the type specimen. Later his guide murdered him while crossing the Andes of Argentina, presumably for his money and gear.^{[3] [4]}

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 simonsii. 6 July 2014.
2. Web site: Astroblepus simonsii. Aquatab. 6 July 2014.
3. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1904.tb00040.x. III. A Monograph of the Fishes of the Family Loricariidae. The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 17. 3. 317. 1904. Regan. C. Tate.
4. 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.