Epapterus blohmi
Epapaterus blohmi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Auchenipteridae |
Genus: | Epapterus |
Species: | E. blohmi
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Binomial name | |
Epapterus blohmi , , & , 1984
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Epapterus blohmi is a species of driftwood catfish distributed in the Orinoco River basin and Tuy River of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela.[1] E. blohmi grows to 8.5 cm (3.3 in) SL. It is found in a variety of habitats where there is poor visibility and the water is still or slow-flowing. It feeds on filamentous algae and other plant material during the dry season.[2]
References[]
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Epapaterus blohmi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Auchenipteridae
- Fish described in 1984
- Fish of Venezuela
- Siluriformes stubs