Journal Article
First record of the miniature catfish Malacoglanis gelatinosus Myers and Weitzman, 1966 (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) in the Orinoco river basin.
Montoya-Ospina, D.C., Albornoz-Garzón, J.G., García-Melo, J.E., Villa-Navarro, F.A. and DoNascimiento, C.
Record Number:
4924
Year:
2018
Journal:
Check List
Pages:
101-106
Volume:
14
Abstract:
Malacoglanis gelatinosus, a species of miniature catfish of the family Trichomycteridae, is only known from 4 specimens
from the Amazon basin. Recently, we collected 3 specimens from the upper basin of the Meta River, a tributary
of the Orinoco. This is the first record of M. gelatinosus from the Orinoco river basin, which significantly expands
the known geographic distribution of this species, making it one of the most broadly distributed species within the
subfamily Sarcoglanidinae. High-resolution photographs of specimens, remarks on character variation, and an updated
distribution in Colombia are provided.
Key words
Meta River; Neotropical region; Sarcoglanidinae; South America.
Times Cited:
1
Relevent Species:
Related Records:
Myers, G. S. and Weitzman, S.H. (1966)
Two remarkable new trichomycterid catfishes from the Amazon basin in Brazil and Colombia
Adriaens, D., Baskin, J.N. and Coppens, H. (2010)Evolutionary morphology of trichomycterid catfishes: about hanging on and digging in
Montoya-Ospina, D.C., Albornoz-Garzón, J.G., García-Melo, J.E., Villa-Navarro, F.A. and DoNascimiento, C. (2018)First record of the miniature catfish Malacoglanis gelatinosus Myers and Weitzman, 1966 (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) in the Orinoco river basin.